Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Agreement with Marta Banh, OD to Provide Optometry Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Marta Banh, OD to provide optometry services for the term of November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $715,240.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo County provides necessary medical care to medically and financially vulnerable patients, including optometry services. Among the optometrists who provide care to the County is Dr. Banh, who has done so since 2013. Providing eye care to County patients is important to ensure that basic eye care is afforded to people who otherwise might not have access to it.
DISCUSSION:
Under the previous agreement for optometry coverage, Dr. Banh agreed to provide up to 360 four-hour optometry clinics and to provide medical leadership as the Medical Director for Optometry at San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC). She also agreed to receive and review diabetic camera images of patients' eyes from the County's primary care providers and respond to consultations regarding the possible presence of diabetic retinopathy. Under the previous agreement, Dr. Banh was compensated at a rate of $121 per hour for clinic coverage, $121 per hour for up to 30 hours per month for Medical Director services, and $85 per hour for supplemental diabetic retinopathy reads and interpretations consulted by the County's primary care physicians. The proposed agreement would continue the same scope of coverage for a three-year term and would compensate Dr. Banh by increasing the hourly rate for her clinic coverage and Medical Director services to $125 per hour in agreement year one, $129 per hour in agreement year two, and $131 per hour in agreement year three.
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