DATE: December 3, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment I to Master Agreement with Various Providers for Temporary Staffing Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment I to Master Agreement No. 23-301 to change the contractor name from Maxim Healthcare Staffing, Inc. to Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Services Holdings, Inc. as identified on their legal documents, with no change to the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025, or compensation maximum of $12,500,000.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, which will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to pay for services already provided by temporary staff provided through the contractor retroactive to the effective date of the legal name change and maintain a contractual relationship with the contractor which allows the Department to maintain temporary staffing assignments currently in place. The agreement terms and conditions remain unchanged. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the Board does not approve the recommended action, the contractor will be considered terminated without cause as stated within the agreement, effective April 1, 2024, resulting in the need to attempt to recoup amounts paid to the contractor for services that were provided after March 31, 2024. Placements of current temporary staff would be terminated, and although other contractors of this master agreement are available to provide staffing candidates to replace the terminated staff, the time required to complete the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding process to replace terminated staff would cause delays impacting the service population.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
If approved, this Amendment will be retroactive to April 1, 2024, consistent with the effective date of the contractor'...
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