HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10202015 - C.35RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Agreement
#28-361 from John Muir Health, to pay the County in an amount not to exceed $285,000, for the Health Care
Interpreter Network (HCIN) Cooperative Program for Contra Costa Health Services to hire and provide one Spanish
medical interpreter to John Muir Health, for the period from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $285,000 for the Health Care Interpreter Network
Cooperative Program. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
In order to join the Health Care Interpreter Network, John Muir Health must seat at least one Spanish medical
interpreter to be shared among the members of the network. John Muir Health does not currently have a Spanish
interpreter. John Muir Health will pay Contra Costa County Health Services (CCHS) to hire and supervise a medical
interpreter and allow the interpreter to work within the County’s Language Access Unit of CCHS to provide Spanish
interpreter services
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/20/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: William Walker,
957-5410
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 20, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: T Scott, N Rios
C. 35
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:October 20, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Agreement #28-361 with John Muir Health
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
to John Muir Health and to other HCIN members, as availability allows.
Approval of Agreement #28-361 will provide funding for Contra Costa Health Services to support the Spanish
medical interpreter, including salary, benefits, equipment and overhead through September 30, 2018. This Agreement
includes mutual indemnification.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Agreement is not approved, the County will not receive funding to support and participate in the HCIN
Cooperative Program to hire a Spanish medical interpreter.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.