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C. 51

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	October 25, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #26-583-22 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/25/2016

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:	Anna Roth, 925-370-5101
cc:	K Cyr 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: October 25, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-583-22 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia), a corporation, effective September 1, 2016, to amend Contract #26-583-21, to increase the payment limit by $825,000, from $1,500,000 to a new payment limit of $2,325,000, with no change in the original term of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This amendment is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On January 12, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-583-21 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia) for the provision of outside laboratory testing services, including, but not limited to: molecular testing for patients with cancer at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers (CCRMC) for the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. Due to an increase in patients at CCRMC, doctors are requesting additional outside laboratory testing. Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-583-22 will allow the Contractor to provide additional outside laboratory testing services through December 31, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, patients will not receive outside laboratory testing from the Contractor.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.