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Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign Renewal and Amendment
No. 1 for FY 2011-12 with Stuart L. Lustig, M.D., M.P.H. for special psychiatric assessment services to Monterey County children residing out of State, extending the term to May 31, 2012 and adding $7,937 for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $18,087.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign Renewal and Amendment
No. 1 for FY 2011-12 with Stuart L. Lustig, M.D., M.P.H. for special psychiatric assessment services to Monterey County children residing out of State, extending the term to May 31, 2012 and adding $7,937 for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $18,087.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Stuart Lustig, M.D., is a specialist who provided psychiatric assessment services for Monterey County children residing out of State under an Agreement with Monterey County Behavioral Health Bureau which expired on December 30, 2011. Dr. Lustig provided assessment services in or around early December 2011 within the contract term of the Agreement but exceeded the total Agreement amount. This Renewal and Amendment No. 1 extends the term to May 31, 2012 and adds $7,937 for a new total agreement amount not to exceed $18,087 to be able to compensate Dr. Lustig for services delivered in December 2011.
The Behavioral Health Bureau was not able to execute an Amendment No.1 prior to the expiration of the original Agreement because County Risk Management did not receive any documentation from the Bureau until after the services had already been provided. Dr. Lustig, who is employed by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) provided Monterey County with an insurance certificate for Professional Medical and Hospital Liability which covered the day Dr. Lustig provided the services in Utah. County Risk Management could not approve because the claims made and reported policy was limited to a period of time that ...
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