RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION 1) AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SETON MEDICAL CENTER TO PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES NOT AVAILABLE AT SAN MATEO MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE TERM JANUARY 1, 2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000; AND 2) AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WHICH MODIFY THE COUNTY’S MAXIMUM FISCAL OBLIGATION BY NO MORE THAN $25,000 (IN AGGREGATE), AND/OR MODIFY THE CONTRACT TERM AND/OR SERVICES SO LONG AS THE MODIFIED TERM OR SERVICES IS/ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT OR REVISED FISCAL PROVISIONS

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

WHEREAS, San Mateo County is responsible for providing medical care to its medically indigent adult (MIA) population; and

WHEREAS, San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) is a general acute care hospital and does not provide certain highly specialized services; and

WHEREAS, a contract with Seton Medical Center ensures that specialty services not presently provided at SMMC are readily available; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance an Agreement, reference to which is hereby made, whereby Seton Medical Center shall provide the County of San Mateo with diagnostic and therapeutic services for the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000; and

WHEREAS, the Board has considered the Agreement and approved it as to both form and content and desires to enter into it.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the President of the 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 signature thereto.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief of the Health System or designee shall be authorized to execute contract amendments which modify the County’s maximum fiscal obligation by no more than $25,000 (in aggregate), and/or modify the contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions.

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