RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #23-457-12 with Health Care Interpreter Network, a non-profit corporation, effective April 1, 2017, to amend Contract #23-457-9 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #23-457-11), to increase the total Contract Payment Limit by $91,000 from $186,504, to a new payment limit of $277,504, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

BACKGROUND:

On July 28, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-457-9 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #23-457-11) with Health Care Interpreter Network for the provision of consulting and technical assistance for the Healthcare Interpreter Network System including, but not limited to: providing qualified foreign language and sign language interpretation services via video conferencing, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017, including mutual indemnification. Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #23-457-12 will allow the Contractor to provide additional minutes of translation services, through June 30, 2017.