RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH MEDISAVE PHARMACIES, INC. DBA KINDRED PHARMACY SERVICES

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

WHEREAS, On September 14, 2004, the Board of Supervisors, by Resolution Number 66939, authorized an Agreement in the amount of $150,000 for the term of April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005 for the purpose of providing pharmacy services to Burlingame Long Term Care, including all medications and IV therapy on a daily and emergency basis. On March 1, 2005, this Agreement was amended by Resolution 67190, to eliminate the pricing formula in order to accommodate any future changes in Medi-Cal reimbursement without further contract amendments. The contract was also amended to replace all references to “Pharmacy” in Exhibits A and B with “Contractor”; and

WHEREAS, San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) has two contracts providing pharmaceutical services. Medisave Pharmacies, Inc., which expires on March 31, 2005, provides services to Burlingame Long Term Care and Pharmerica, which expires June 30, 2005, provides services to San Mateo Medical Center Long Term Care; and

WHEREAS, San Mateo Medical Center is in the process of developing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for pharmaceutical services so that this service is provided by one vendor to both the Medical Center and Burlingame Long Term Care; and

WHEREAS, the contract with Medisave Pharmacies, Inc. is being extended by three months, to June 30, 2005, to provide continuity of services at BLTC, while the RFP is in process; and.

WHEREAS, to allow for costs incurred due to the extension of the term of the agreement, the maximum amount needs to be increased by $50,000; and

WHEREAS, the parties now wish to Amend the Agreement by extending the term by three months making the new term from April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. The parties wish to further amend the agreement by increasing the maximum amount by $50,000, from $150,000 to $200,000; and

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

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

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