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William Walker,M.D., Health Services Director
FROM. By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
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DATE: January 25, 2006 ``asgze�r "Jo County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement#26-989-5 with Chris Chen,M.D.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND 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 #26-989-5, with Chris Chen, M.D.,
(Specialty: Anesthesiology), a self-employed individual, to amend Contract #26-989-4, effective
February 1, 2006, to decrease the total Payment Limit by $210,000 from $360,000 to a new total
payment limit of$150,000 with no change in the original term of the Contract from October 1, 2004
through September 30, 2006.
FISCAL IMPACT-
100% Enterprise I Funds. Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As appropriate, patients
and/or third party payors will be billed for services.
RACKGROIJND/RFASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
On November 2, 2004, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-989-4 with Chris Chen,
M.D., to provide professional Anesthesiology services, including consultation, training, medical
procedures, clinical coverage and on-call coverage services for the General and Obstetric Units for
patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, for the period from October 1, 2004 through
September 30, 2006.
The Department and the Contractor have mutually agreed to decrease the payment limit due to the
hiring of one additional full-time anesthesiologist. Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement
#26-989-5 will decrease the Payment Limit with no change in the original term through September
30, 2006.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOM ENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BOARD O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
f, I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
OXUNANIMOUS (ABSENT v AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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JOHN SWEETEN,CLEKK,6F THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113)
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
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