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C. 70

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services
Date:	December 11, 2012

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #27-551-7 with Wade R. Cartwright, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/11/2012

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:	Patricia Tanquary 313-6004
cc:	Demetria Gary Charlotte Rucker

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: December 11, 2012
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #27-551-7 with Wade R. Cartwright, M.D., a professional corporation, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, to provide professional otolaryngology services for the Contra Costa Health Plan for the period from November 1, 2012 through October 31, 2014.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Contra Costa Health Plan (Health Plan) member premiums. Costs depend upon utilization. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The Health Plan has an obligation to provide certain specialized professional health care services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. On November 9, 2010, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-551-6 with Wade R. Cartwright, M.D., for the period from November 1, 2010 through October 31, 2012, to provide professional otolaryngology services to Contra Costa Health Plan members.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #27-551-7 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide professional otolaryngology services through October 31, 2014.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, certain specialized professional health care services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be provided.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable.