Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with CEP America-California, a California General Partnership d/b/a Vituity to Provide Emergency and Correctional Health Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with CEP America- California to add Exhibit D and to add $157,626 to the agreement increasing the do not exceed amount to $7,335,000.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) has a continuing need for contracted medical staff to provide emergency and correctional health services.
Parties entered into an agreement in which CEP America - California, a California general partnership dba Vituity ("Vituity") has assumed responsibility for all correctional health services and emergency services for SMMC. The services include administrative and clinical duties. Specifically, correctional clinical activities include, but are not limited to, clinical services at all correctional facilities to inmates, consult to clinical staff, review of medical records, and on-call service. Emergency services include, but are not limited to, the emergency department being staffed 24 hours a day, with physicians working a maximum of 12 hour shifts and responding to calls from Correctional Health Services and Cordilleras Mental Health Center. The term of the Agreement is from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022.
DISCUSSION:
Vituity has now agreed to provide Substance Use Disorder Patient Navigators ("Navigators") to act as care coordinators, an integral team member supporting a statewide initiative to improve access to medication for opioid use disorder. Vituity applied for the Public Health Institute's Bridge program. In response, SMMC received $100,000 to compensate Vituity ...
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