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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 2 to the agreement (A-13003) with Foley & Lardner, LLP for independent consulting and legal services with respect to healthcare matters at Natividad Medical Center, extending the agreement an additional two (2) year period (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2020, and adding $500,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $1,730,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 2 to the agreement (A-13003) with Foley & Lardner, LLP for independent consulting and legal services with respect to healthcare matters at Natividad Medical Center, extending the agreement an additional two (2) year period (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2020, and adding $500,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $1,730,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Foley & Lardner, LLP specializes in healthcare law, and has for years provided advice and counsel, in consultation with the Office of the County Counsel, on a variety of healthcare-related issues to NMC. The firm represents the California Association of Public Hospitals (CAPH) and works frequently with the state government and CAPH in drafting legislation for the benefit of public hospitals statewide. The firm's expertise in public hospital healthcare law, in areas such as Medi-Cal funding to hospitals, specifically regarding the structuring of Medicaid financing for safety net providers in the context of disproportionate share hospital payment programs and under federal Medicaid demonstrations authorized under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act, is of significant importance to Natividad Medical Center.
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