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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a Renewal & Amendment No. 2 to the Master License Agreement A-14190 with Ovid Technologies, Inc. to provide an Internet-based subscription product of Medical Psychiatry Journals, extending the term to June 30, 2022 for an increased amount of $11,308, for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $28,496 for the term of January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a Renewal & Amendment No. 2 to the Master License Agreement A-14190 with Ovid Technologies, Inc. to provide an Internet-based subscription product of Medical Psychiatry Journals, extending the term to June 30, 2022 for an increased amount of $11,308, for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $28,496 for the term of January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Ovid Technologies, Inc. ("Ovid") provides a licensed web-based subscription to Medical Psychiatry Journals to Monterey County Health Department Behavioral Health Bureau ("MCBH"). This renewal Amendment extends the Master License Agreement A-14190 ("Agreement") with Ovid, which expired on April 15, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Approval of this recommended Renewal & Amendment No. 2 will extend the Agreement and provide MCBH's authorized users, consisting of psychiatrists, mid-level practitioners, nurses, and other medical professionals un-interrupted access to the latest research to address clinical questions.
The Agreement does not include the County's standard insurance and indemnification provisions as well as limitation of liability and limited warranties. The original Board action of December 4, 2018 accepted the non-standard Agreement and risk terms regarding limitations on liability, limited warranties, removal of indemnification and insurance provisions, as recommended by the Direct...
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