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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Landauer, Inc. for radiation dosimetry services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $75,000 with an agreement term retroactive from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation to accept non-standard indemnification, insurance, and limitations on liability provisions within the agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Landauer, Inc. for radiation dosimetry services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $75,000 with an agreement term retroactive from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation to accept non-standard indemnification, insurance, and limitations on liability provisions within the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Landauer Inc. provides radiation dosimetry services to ensure accurate and reliable staff monitoring and precise dose measurements in any environment where there is potential exposure to ionizing radiation. Staff that could be exposed to ionizing radiation wear a radiation dosimeter badge that detects and measures radiation to that staff have been exposed. The badge will detect high energy beta, gamma or x-ray radiation. All Natividad staff with potential exposure to ionizing radiation are monitored by the dosimetry program under the hospital’s Radiation Protection and Safety Program. The dosimetry badges are turned in quarterly to Landauer and are processed for analysis with reports accessible by Landauer’s website. The hospital takes appropriate action when badges exceed acceptable limits.
The services that Landauer provides are required by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), California Code of Regulations Title 17 and the Joint Commission.
This agreement replaces a previous agreement which was in effect from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2021. Natividad began working on new agreement to replace the older agreement many months prior to expiration, however, Landauer experienced significant turnover with its representatives, which caused the delay in completing the new agreement. Landauer continued to provide services since July 2021 in good faith while we completed the negotiation of the new agreement, which kept Natividad in compliance.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of County Counsel has reviewed and approved this agreement as to form, and the Auditor-Controller has reviewed and approved as to payment provisions. The agreement has also been reviewed and approved by NMC’s Finance Committee and by its Board of Trustees on May 13, 2022.
FINANCING:
The cost for this agreement is $75,000 of which $25,000 is included in the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Adopted Budget. Amounts for remaining years of the agreement will be included in those budgets as appropriate.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
The services provided in this agreement are required in order to meet the regulatory requirements of CMS, California Title 17, and the Joint Commission.
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Prepared by: Andrea Rosenberg, Assistant Administrator, 783-2562
Approved by: Charles R. Harris, Chief Executive Officer, 783-2504
Attachments:
Landauer, Inc. Agreement
Attachments on file with the Clerk of the Board