DATE: September 10, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with Central California Faculty Medical Group
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Central California Faculty Medical Group, Inc. for Physician Consultation and Administrative Services, effective July 1, 2024, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $300,000.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended Agreement with Central California Faculty Medical Group, Inc. (CCFMG) will allow continued physician consultation and administrative services to the County for crucial public health issues and events. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department of Public Health (DPH) would not have access to essential physician consultation services, which could impact the ability to effectively serve the community with current and future public health issues.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
CCFMG was previously providing physician consultation and administrative services under Agreement A-21-359, which expired on June 30, 2021. DPH found it would be in the County's best interest to develop a new agreement rather than extend the previous agreement. Due to the time needed to finalize changes to the scope of services and indemnity language, the recommended Agreement could not be presented to your Board at an earlier date. The finalized recommended Agreement was received from CCFMG on July 30, 2024, and is retroactive to July 1, 2024, to avoid a gap in services to sufficiently carry out several of the County's important public health programs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net Count Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended Agreement will be fully...
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