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T5-4BOARD OF SUPERVISORS // -9
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
4i) Costa
DATE: April 10, 1995 County
SUBJECT: Approval of 'Extension of Medical Specialist Contracts
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
A. Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his
designee (Frank Puglisi, Jr. ) to execute on behalf of the County,
extensions of the Medical Specialist Contracts specified on the
attached addendum for the period from March 31, 1995 through June
30, 1995; and
B. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to continue paying the
Contractors listed on the attached addendum as specified under
the prior agreements (as previously extended by the Board of
Supervisors) .
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As appropriate,
patients and/or third party payers will be billed for services.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONSIBACKGROUND:
F,or a number of years the County has contracted with Dental and
Medical Specialists to provide specialized professional services which
are not otherwise available in its hospital and clinics.
The Board has approved prior contract extensions for the Medical
Specialists specified on the attached Addendum, pending completion of
negotiations with these Contractors.
Ongoing negotiations are drawing to a close and the purpose of this
Board Order is to provide a mechanism which will assure continuity of
vital services to patients and facilitate payment to the Medical
Specialists through June 30, 1995.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: �X_ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF B ARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: '�'� AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: FrankPu�lisi, Jr. (370-5100) .
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED AgR• X dT 1995
Risk Management Phil Bate)elor,Clerk of tl a oard of
Auditor-Controller SU„ervisors and County Administrator
Contractor _
M382/7-83 ` BY DEPUTY
ADDENDUM
MEDICAL SPECIALIST CONTRACTS TO BE EXTENDED
THROUGH JUNE 30, 1995
CONTRACT # CONTRACTOR NAME SPECIALTY
1. 26-846-14 James E. Dowling, M.D. Ophthalmology
2. 26-877-9 Hillary Lerner, M.D. Ophthalmology
3 . 26-900-4 Nadine Kindy-Degnan Ophthalmology
4. 26-917 Robert A. Hardy, M.D. Ophthalmology