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FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator x ='° "a
DATE: October 15 2008 eL
County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement#26-583-3 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.), to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-583-3 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc.,
effective October 1, 2008, to amend Contract#26-583-1, to modify the Service Plan to include Medicaid
billing procedures with no change in the original Payment Limit of $500,000 and no change in the
original term for the period from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this Contract is 100%Enterprise Fund I. Cost to the County depends upon utilization.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
On February 26, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-583-1 with Specialty
Laboratories, Inc., to provide outside laboratory services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and
Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
The County has requested that the Contractor include Medicaid billing for outpatient laboratory test it
provides to Medicaid eligible clients in accordance with the State's Medicaid Program requirements.
Therefore, the County and Contractor have agreed to modify the Contract to reflect the intent of the
parties,to allow Contractor to provide Medicaid billing services as requested.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-583-3 will allow Contractor to bill Medicaid on
behalf of the County and continue providing outside laboratory services for Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center and Health Centers; through December 31, 2008.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: _ le�l
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATUR �SZ: �
ACTION OF BOARD ON Oc-�Mjy,e n�L.5T� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED_� OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: `�
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113) ATTESTED
DAVID TWA, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
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