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C.40

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	November 15, 2011

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Correct May 24, 2011 Board Order Item #C.58 with Apheresis Care Group, Inc

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/15/2011

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, 370-5101
cc:	Jacqueline Pigg Demetria Gary

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 15, 2011
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Correct the Board Order which was approved by the Board of Supervisors on May 24, 2011, Agenda Item (C.58), Contract #26-362-10 with Apheresis Care Group, Inc., a corporation, to reflect the intent of the parties, which was to include mutual indemnification and modifications to County’s standard General Conditions language, with no change in the Contract Payment Limit of $600,000, for the provision of therapeutic apheresis services to patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, and no change in the term of period April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2014.

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. This contract reflects a rate increase with no change in the total payment limit.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients receiving therapeutic apheresis services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center will go untreated.

BACKGROUND:

On May 24, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-362-10 with Apheresis Care Group, Inc., to provide the necessary equipment and qualified professional staff to conduct therapeutic apheresis services, such as therapeutic plasmapheresis and hemodialysis procedures, at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, for the period from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2014.

The Department and the Contractor have agreed to modifications to the County’s Standard General Conditions language, which included mutual indemnification.

The purpose of this board order is to reflect the intent of the Department in which to include mutual indemnification to Contract #26-362-10, to hold both parties harmless for any claims arising out of the performance and modifications to the County’s Standard General Condition, allowing Contractor to continue to providing therapeutic apheresis services, through March 31, 2014. The revised Contract also will include a higher insurance coverage requirement than the previously-approved contract.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.