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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	April 12, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #26-745-5 with Medical Solutions, LLC (dba Nebraska Medical Solutions Staffing, LLC)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/12/2016

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:	Anna Roth, 925-370-5101
cc:	K Cyr

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: April 12, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-745-5 with Medical Solutions, LLC, (dba Nebraska Medical Solutions Staffing, LLC), a Limited Liability Corporation, effective March 15, 2016, to amend Contract #26-745-2, (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-745-4) to increase the original payment limit by $900,000 from $1,600,000 to a new contract payment limit of $2,500,000 for the provision of additional hours of temporary staffing services with no change in the original term of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

BACKGROUND:

On May 12, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-745-2 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-745-4) with Medical Solutions, LLC, (dba Nebraska Medical Solutions Staffing, LLC) for the provision of temporary registered nurses, nurse practitioners, surgical technicians, and physician assistants to provide coverage during peak workloads, temporary absences and emergency situations at CCRMC, and the County’s Detention Facilities, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-745-5 will allow the Contractor to provide additional hours of temporary staffing services due to increased utilization through June 30, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, Contractor will not be able to provide additional hours of temporary services to CCRMC and County’s Detention Facilities through June 30, 2016.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.