To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Interagency Agreement #28-904-2 with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of its San Francisco Campus, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Interagency Agreement #28-904-2 with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of its San Francisco Campus, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, an educational institution, to provide Medical Therapy Conference (MTC) physician services including physical and occupational therapy and other medically related services for physically disabled children at County facilities throughout Contra Costa County, for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2031.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a non-financial agreement.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing physical and occupational therapy and other medically related services to physically disabled children who are eligible for California Children’s Services (CCS) services. These services will be provided at the Turner Medical Therapy Unit (MTU) in Antioch, Shadelands MTU in Concord, Mauzy MTU in Alamo and West County MTU in San Pablo. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. This Contractor has been providing these services while fostering a deep understanding of County’s mission, values, and long-term objectives since January 2020.
On January 1, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Interagency Agreement #28-904 with UCSF-Division of Pediatrics Rehabilitation Medicine, for the provision of physical therapy and medically related services to physically disabled children in County facilities throughout Contra Costa County for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2023.
On December 5, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Extension #28-904-1 with UCSF-Division of Pediatrics Rehabilitation Medicine, effective December 1, 2023, to extend the termination date from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2025, for additional physical therapy and medically related services to physically disabled children in County facilities throughout Contra Costa County.
Approval of Interagency Agreement #28-904-2 will allow Agency to provide physical therapy and medically related services to physically disabled children in County facilities throughout Contra Costa County through December 31, 2031. This Contract contains mutual indemnification to defend, indemnify and hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, children in need of physical therapy will not have access to Contractor’s services.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School” and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in the number of healthy children within the Districts.