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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director
By: Ginger er Marieiro Contracts Administrator } Contra
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DATE: October 1, 2001Costa
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SUBJECT: Approval of Sharing Agreement #26-424 with the U. S . Department of
Veterans Affairs
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S) :
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee
(Frank Puglisi, Jr. ) , to execute on behalf of the County, Sharing
Agreement # V612S-6423 (County #26-424) , with the U. S . Department of
Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) , in
an amount not to exceed $27, 900, for the period from October 1, 2001
through September 30, 2002, for the provision of Oncology services for
patients referred for treatment by Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded in the Health Services Department ' s Enterprise
I Budget . The services provided for the County' s patients under this
Contract are billable to patients and third party payors .
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S) :
For many years the County and U. S . Department of Veterans Affairs has
maintained a mutual sharing agreement which has made available to the
County specialized medical services not otherwise available due to lack
of resources, equipment, and personnel . These services included
specialized laboratory testing, radiology services, nuclear medicine
studies, CT scans, MRI ' s, dermatology, gastroenterology, urology,
audiology and speech, and ophthalmology services . The County provided
Emergency Room treatment and inpatient care, including certain
ancillary services, for VA-referred patients .
Under the terms of this Sharing Agreement #26-424 , VANCHCS will provide
Oncology services, including physician services of 24 hours on-call,
Tumor Board, and clinic support, to County' s patients at the VA
Outpatients Clinic in Martinez, through September 30, 2002 . In
accordance with this agreement, Contractor is requesting that County
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Contractor from claims, losses,
damages, liabilities, costs, expenses or obligations arising out of, or
resulting from CCRMC' s wrongful or negligent conduct in the performance
of this Contract .
The Contract documents have always been prepared by the Veterans
Administration.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y SIGNATURE:
,-'RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN15ATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT W*"�_ AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED lJ ! b r "'
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF TH6 BOARD OF
Frank Puglisi, Jr. (370-5100)
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person:
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
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