RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH
HEALTH ADVOCATES, LLC FOR COST RECOVERY SERVICES

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

 

WHEREAS, the process of locating discharged patients, obtaining documents and representing the patient at an administrative hearing is a very specialized and lengthy process; and

 

WHEREAS, without a contractual arrangement for these services, many inpatient accounts would be charged to Medically Indigent Adult (MIA) funds and be otherwise uncollectible;

 

WHEREAS, a Request for Proposal (RFP) for cost recovery services was conducted in March 2006, wherein out of three vendors who submitted proposals, Health Advocates, LLC most closely met the specifications of the RFP and received the highest rating; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into an Agreement to provide cost recovery services to San Mateo Medical Center for the period May 1, 2006 to April 30, 2009, for a total obligation of $2,280,000; and

 

WHEREAS, there has been present to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance, an Agreement between the County of San Mateo and Health Advocates, LLC, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, and the Board of Supervisors has examined and approved same as to form and content and desires to enter into same.

 

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 said 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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