DATE: September 10, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Master Agreement for Specialty and Primary Professional Medical Services and Emergency Care
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to suspend the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances as only licensed and Community Medical Centers credentialed medical service provider groups are authorized to provide Specialty and Primary Professional Medical Services and Emergency Care for Medically Indigent Services Program to patients within the hospital and clinic setting; and,
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with licensed and Community Medical Centers credentialed medical service provider groups for Specialty and Primary Professional Medical Services and Emergency Care to Medically Indigent Services Program patients, effective September 10, 2019, not to exceed ten consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and seven optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $22,793,197; and,
3. Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee, to add and/or delete licensed and Community Medical Centers credentialed medical service provider groups to the Master Agreement for Specialty and Primary Professional Medical Services and Emergency Care, as necessary.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will authorize a Master Agreement with licensed and Community Medical Centers (CMC) credentialed medical service provider groups for mandated specialty and primary professional medical services and emergency care within the hospital and clinic setting to eligible patients accessing the County's Medically Indigent Services Program (MISP). The recommended agreement will supersede the existing MISP professional medical services agreement that will expi...
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