To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment #26-395-34 with Locumtenens.com, LLC
?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 Contract Amendment Agreement #26-395-34, with Locumtenens.com, LLC, a limited liability company, effective October 1, 2024, to amend Contract #26-395-33, to increase the payment limit by $750,000, from $2,000,000 to a new payment limit of $2,750,000 to provide additional temporary locum tenens physician services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers with no change in the term of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will result in additional service expenditures of up to $750,000 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers have an obligation to provide physician services to patients. Therefore, County contracts with temporary help firms to ensure patient care is provided during peak loads, temporary absences, vacations or emergency situations when full staffing is required. This Contractor was chosen for its locum tenens staffing services and began providing services on August 1, 2001, and has been providing temporary services on a continual basis, to the County as needed, for over 20 years. 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. CCRMC's Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 CCRMC Physician services are exempt from Solicitation re...
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