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To: BOARD OF 'SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director ,•f ;
j Contra
Costa
DATE: April 18, 1996
County
SUBJECT: Approve Ambulance Service Agreement #23-024-14 with Regional Ambulance,
Inc. (dba American Medical Response)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) 6c BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his
designee (Art Lathrop) , to execute on behalf of the County,
Ambulance Service Agreement #23-024-14 with Regional Ambulance,
Inc. (dba American Medical Response) , effective May 3 , 1996
through November 2 , 1997, with a payment limit of $4 ,.109, 544 , for
provision of emergency ambulance services in County's Emergency
Response Areas 1, 2 , and 5.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no County General Fund impact. Subsidy payments are
funded under CSA EM-1 (Measure H) .
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: .
On June 8, 1993 , the Board of Supervisors authorized the Health
Services Director to execute Ambulance Service Agreement #24-024-
11 with Regional Ambulance, Inc. (dba Regional Medical Systems) to
provide emergency ambulance services for the County in Emergency
Response Areas 1, 2 , and 5, for the period from June 1, 1993
through January 2 , 1995. This Agreement included provision for an
automatic contract extension through July 2 , 1995. The Board
subsequently approved contract amendments which extended the term
of the agreement through May 2 , 1996.
Under this new Agreement #23-024-14, the payments to Regional
Ambulance by the County for calendar years 1996 and' 1997 will be
held to the 1992 level.
Approval of Ambulance Service Agreement #23-024-14 will allow
Regional Ambulance to participate in a pilot first responder
paramedic project with Contra Costa Fire Protection District and
allow the Contractor to . continue providing Emergency Ambulance
Service in the County' s Emergency Response Areas 1, 2 , and 5
through November 2 , 1997 , unless sooner terminated as specified in
the Agreement.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: �'��
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIG'NATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON May; 7, 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 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: Art Lathrop (646-6490)
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED May 7, 1996
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,Clens of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and Uunty Administrator
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