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Yn; BOARD OF SU('F.RMORS
FROM: Mark Finucane , Health Services Director v`v Contra
By : Elizabeth. A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator f'N_IC�
PATE; April 2, 1987 CO^' "J
SUBJECT: Approval of Standard Contract 426-153 with v
Reference Laboratory for Outside Laboratory Testing
SPECIFIC REQUEST S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Chair to execute on behalf of the
County, Standard Contract 426-153 with Reference Laboratory in
the amount of $64 , 825 for the period March 1 , 1987 through
February 29 , 1988 for outside clinical laboratory testing .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
This contract is fully funded in the Health Services Department
Budget for 1986-87 . Costs of outside laboratory services are
charged to patients and appropriate third-party payors .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
The purpose of this contract is to provide for the performance
of outside clinical laboratory tests , tests requiring equipment
not available at County Hospital ' s laboratory, and rarely
requested laboratory tests . Reference Laboratory was the lowest
bidder for laboratory services .
The services provided through this contract are not available at
County Hospital due to lack of resources , sophisticated tech-
nology, and experienced personnel . Due to the large number and
diversity of laboratory tests used by the medical community to
make diagnoses , most hospitals have to utilize outside labora-
tories because it is too cost-prohibitive to provide all tests
on site . Contra Costa County has utilized outside laboratories
for over twenty-five years . Costs for these outside laboratory
services will be charged to patients and appropriate third-party
payors .
This document has been approved by the Department ' s Contracts
and Grants Administrator in accordance with the guidelines
approved by the Board ' s Order of December 1 , 1981 (Guidelines
for contract preparation and processing, Health Services
Department) .
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SIGNATURE(S):
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UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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