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C. 35

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	October 20, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #28-361 with John Muir Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/20/2015

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:	William Walker, 957-5410
cc:	T Scott N Rios

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: October 20, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Agreement #28-361 from John Muir Health, to pay the County in an amount not to exceed $285,000, for the Health Care Interpreter Network (HCIN) Cooperative Program for Contra Costa Health Services to hire and provide one Spanish medical interpreter to John Muir Health, for the period from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $285,000 for the Health Care Interpreter Network Cooperative Program. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

In order to join the Health Care Interpreter Network, John Muir Health must seat at least one Spanish medical interpreter to be shared among the members of the network. John Muir Health does not currently have a Spanish interpreter. John Muir Health will pay Contra Costa County Health Services (CCHS) to hire and supervise a medical interpreter and allow the interpreter to work within the County’s Language Access Unit of CCHS to provide Spanish interpreter services to John Muir Health and to other HCIN members, as availability allows.

Approval of Agreement #28-361 will provide funding for Contra Costa Health Services to support the Spanish medical interpreter, including salary, benefits, equipment and overhead through September 30, 2018. This Agreement includes mutual indemnification.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Agreement is not approved, the County will not receive funding to support and participate in the HCIN Cooperative Program to hire a Spanish medical interpreter.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.