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C.54

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	March 31, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment Agreement #26-567-3 with John Echols, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/31/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

Pulled from consideration

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	JEFF SMITH, M.D., 370-5113
cc:	Tasha Scott Barbara Borbon

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: March 31, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.), to execute on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-567-3 with John Echols, M.D. (Specialty: Psychiatry), a self-employed individual, effective January 1, 2009, to a amend Contract #26-567 (as amended by Amendment Agreements #26-567-1 and #26-567-2) to increase the payment limit by $200,000 from $1,200,000 to a new total payment limit of $1,400,000, with no change in the original term of June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2009.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is 100% included in the Health Services Department Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

On June 13, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-567 (as amended by Amendment Agreements #26-567-1 and #26-567-2) with John Echols, M.D. to provide psychiatrist patient care services for Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) and Inpatient Psychiatry, including, but limited to teaching, consultation, administrative functions, attending meetings regarding the Performance Improvement Committee, and to act on behalf of the County as a Psychiatry Representative for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center through May 31, 2009.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-567-3 will allow the Contractor to provide additional hours of psychiatric services, through May 31, 2009.