RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Central Medical Laboratory, Inc., in the amount of $999,000 to provide blood withdrawal services for the period September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$999,000. Budgeted. Approximately 85% of the costs will be reimbursed by the city police agencies, which use this service. The balance will be partially off-set by fines and assessments collected from individuals found guilty of alcohol/drug related driving offenses.
BACKGROUND:
Central Medical Laboratory, Inc. (CML), has provided Office of the Sheriff with trained phlebotomists to perform blood draws on the DUI (driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol) subjects and for officers exposed to HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). The service of the phlebotomists is used, via CML dispatch, by all the police agencies throughout the county. The blood samples are then forwarded to the Sheriff’s Forensic Services Division for analysis. The Forensic Services Division pays CML for its work on a monthly basis and all agencies who use the phlebotomists are subsequently billed for the services costs and processing fees.
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