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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 4a
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FROM: William Walker,M.D., Health Services Director
, Contra
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
Costa
January 4, 2006 ���
DATE: q c-UNn County
SUBJECT;
Approval of Contract 923-384 with Language Line, LLC (dba Language Line Services)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RFCOMMFNDFD ACTION'
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Mary Foran), to execute on behalf
of the County, Contract #23-3841 with Language Line, LLC (dba Language Line Services), a Limited
Liability Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, for the provision of over-the-phone
interpretation and translation services for the Health Services Department, for the period from January 1,
2006 through December 31, 2006
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this Contract is included in the Department's Enterprise I budget.
RACKOROUND/RFASONI(S.) If FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approval of this Contract will meet Title V1 language access regulations and Limited English
Proficiency(LEP)Patient/customer needs for the County.
Under Contract #23-384, Language Line, LLC (dba Language Line Services) will provide mandated
over-the-phone interpretation and translation services for the Health Services Department. The
Contractor will recruit, screen, train, supervise and otherwise provide qualified interpreters to translate
over 100 languages, for the Health Services Department's, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and
Contra Costa Health Center patients and Contra Costa Health Plan members who need healthcare,
through December 31, 2006.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SI NA7 REi
L,""RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR i RECO NDA ON OF BOARD COMMITTEE
✓APPROVEOTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ,,W' l )) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD'
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:I OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
JOHN SWEETEN,CLE OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Mary Foran (1957-5420)
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
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