To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment #76-685-3 with Iryna Falkenstein, M.D.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #76-685-3 with Iryna Falkenstein, M.D., an individual, effective October 1, 2023, to amend Contract #76-685-1 to increase the payment limit by $180,000, from $1,410,000 to a new payment limit of $1,590,000, with no change in the original term of January 13, 2021 through January 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment will result in additional expenditures of up to $180,000 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC has been contracting with Iryna Falkenstein, M.D, since January 2020 to provide ophthalmology services including, but not limited to clinic coverage, consultation, training, medical and/or surgical procedures, and on-call coverage at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Centers.
On December 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-685-1 with Iryna Falkenstein, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 to provide ophthalmology services at CCRMC and Health Centers for the period January 13, 2021 through January 31, 2024.
On November 2, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment Agreement #76-685-2 with Iryna Falkenstein, M.D., effective November 1, 2021, to increase the payment limit by $210,000 to a new payment limit of $1,410,000, to provide additional ophthalmology services at CCRMC and Health Centers with no change in the term January 13, 2021 through January 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #76-685-3 will allow the contractor to provide additional ophthalmology services through January 31, 2024.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, patients requiring ophthalmology services at CCRMC and Contra Costa ...
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