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C.139

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services
Date:	January 8, 2013

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-429-20 with Jackson & Coker Locum Tenens, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/08/2013

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	David Goldstein, MD, 370-5525
cc:	Tasha Scott 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: January 8, 2013
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-429-20 with Jackson & Coker Locum Tenens, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, for the provision of temporary help physicians for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers and the County’s Main Detention Facility, for the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by the Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

For many years the County has contracted with registries to provide temporary qualified personnel to assist the Department during peak workloads, temporary absences and emergency situations.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On January 10, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-429-18 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-429-19) with Jackson & Coker Locum Tenens, LLC, for the period from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, for the provision of temporary physician services to cover vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers and County’s Main Detention Facility.

Approval of Contract #26-429-20 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide temporary physician services through December 31, 2013, including a modification to County’s General Conditional Paragraph 18. (Indemnification) related to locum tenens physicians not being indemnified by Contractor.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, Contra Costa Regional Medical, Contra Costa Health Centers and the County's Main Detention Facility will have reduced access to appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff absences creating the potential for patients to experience delays in treatment.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.