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FROM: William Walker,M.D., Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
Costa
DATE: October 22 2007 �' County
SUBJECT: Retroactive Payment to Martin P. Koeppel, M.D.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Ratify purchase of services from Martin P. Koeppel, M.D., a self-employed individual, for the period from
September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007 and authorize the County Auditor-Controller to pay $2,249.39
outstanding balance for psychiatric services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa
Health Centers.
FISCAI, IMPACT:
100% Enterprise I Funds. Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As appropriate, patients and third
party payors will be billed for services.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On September 19, 2006, the County Board of Supervisors approved.Contract #76-532-3 with Martin P.
Koeppel, M.D., for the period from September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007, for the provision of
professional psychiatric services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.
Due to an increase in staff vacations, maternity leave, and a full-time vacancy, utilization of psychiatric
coverage at the West County Mental Health Clinic was actually higher than anticipated. Psychiatric services
were both requested by County staff and provided by the Contractor in good faith beyond the Payment Limit
of the contract and by the end of August 2007, charges of$102,249.39 had been incurred, of which $100,000
has been paid and $2,249.39 remains outstanding.
Therefore, the Department is requesting that the amount due the Contractor be paid. This can be
accomplished by the Board of Supervisors rati fying the actions of the County employees in obtaining
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
REC MMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE HER
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SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE O S.UPERV RS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT_ AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
YES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTEDNO � ' �`�
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113) JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE 60ARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPER SORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor Controller (� t
Contractor BY v DEPUTY
Board Order
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provision of psychiatric services, which exceeded the Contract Payment Limit. This will create a valid
obligation on the part of the County retroactively authorizing all payments made by the Auditor-Controller up
to now, and authorizing payment of the balance.