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C.126

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 5, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Memorandum of Understanding #28-946 with California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/05/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	RANDY SAWYER, 925-957-2668
cc:	L Walker M Wilhelm

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 5, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Memorandum of Understanding #28-946 with California Department of Public Health (CDPH), for COVID-19 laboratory testing at the CDPH Valencia Branch Laboratory for the period from the date of execution until thirty (30) days after the lifting of the declaration of the COVID-19 state of emergency.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this memorandum of understanding will require Contra Costa Health Services to be responsible for certain administrative costs, and a portion of these costs may be covered by insurance. Since CDPH will cover the costs for the actual test, there will be an average savings to the County of $100 per test. The number of tests is estimated to be as many as 1,000 tests per day, which would result in up to $5,000 savings per day, and approximately 95% of the test being covered by insurance.

BACKGROUND:

The CDPH has contracted with PerkinElmer to expand the State’s capacity to respond to the pandemic by providing laboratory equipment, software and supplies necessary to increase capacity for laboratory testing of COVID-19. This will allow for expanded testing by having the laboratories needed to process the tests. Contra Costa Health Services will be responsible for the administrative tracking and shipping of the tests to the Valencia Branch Laboratory. A portion of the administrative costs may be covered by insurance.

Approval of Memorandum of Understanding #28-946 will allow the CDPH to provide the County with COVID-19 laboratory testing. The County is agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless the State for claims arising out of County’s performance under this agreement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

There is not enough laboratory capacity to perform the testing necessary for efficient COVID-19 laboratory testing. If this memorandum of understanding is not approved, the County will not receive additional testing.