Agenda

Return

C. 50

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	March 21, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Payment for services provided by Staff Care, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/21/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

Contact:	Samir Shah, M.D., 925-370-5525
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: March 21, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller, or his designee, to pay $39,076 to Staff Care, Inc. for the provision of locum tenens temporary physician services during the period of December 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

On January 5, 2016 the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-37 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-294-38) with Staff Care, Inc. for the provision of locum tenens physicians to cover during vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at CCRMC for the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. At the time of negotiations, the payment limit was based on target levels of utilization. However, the utilization during the term of the agreement was higher than originally anticipated, and the contract payment limit was exceeded. The provider is entitled to payment for the reasonable value of its services under the equitable relief theory of quantum meruit. That theory provides that where a contractor has been asked to provide services without a valid contract, and the contractor does so to the benefit of the County, the Contractor is entitled to recover the reasonable value of those services. Staff Care, Inc. provided locum tenens physician services that exceeded the contract payment limit at the request of the Department. The Department is requesting that the Contractor be paid the amount owing of $39,076.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Board Order is not approved, Contractor will not be paid for locum tenens physician services provided at CCRMC.