Agenda

Return

C. 59

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	February 13, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #26-358-7 with Donor Network West

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/13/2018

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:	Jaspreet Benepal, 925-370-5101
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: February 13, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute County Contract Amendment Agreement #26-358-7 with Donor Network West, a non-profit corporation, effective February 1, 2018, to amend Contract #26-358-6 to add emergency preparedness obligations for both contracting parties, with no change in the original term of November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a non-financial agreement.

BACKGROUND:

Under the National Organ and Tissue Donation initiative, hospitals must notify an organ procurement organization of all deaths that occur in the hospital. In addition, hospitals must have agreements with organ transplant centers, and tissue and eye banks to cooperate in the retrieval, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of organ and tissue donations, to ensure that all usable organs, tissues and corneas are procured from donors.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The California Transplant Donor Network provides 24-hour organ procurement services which include: on-site assessment and evaluation of each potential organ donor for medical suitability; a skilled and sensitive approach to each family regarding the option to consider donation; appropriate clinical management of the potential donor to ensure optimum organ viability; and organ allocation in accordance with national policy.

On February 10, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-358-6 with the Donor Network West to provide services including participation in Medicare and Medicaid programs, participation in obtaining broader access to various organs and tissues needed by surgeons and patients, and streamline the donation process for the period from November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2019.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-358-7 will add emergency preparedness obligations on both contracting parties through October 31, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, the County will not be able to receive additional organ procurement services from this contractor.