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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.
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