RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH

ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance an Agreement, references to which are hereby made for further particulars, whereby St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center shall provide acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services and crisis intervention services for Medi-Cal and uninsured clients of San Mateo County as one of four the agreements with hospitals with a combined maximum amount of $1,292,000 for the term of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004 ; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with the Agreement and has examined and approved it as to both form and content and desires to enter into the Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of the Board of Supervisors be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to execute said agreements for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President's signature thereto.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of Health Services or her designee is hereby authorized to execute amendments and modifications to this Agreement, not to exceed aggregate of $25,000 in aggregate.

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