REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 19, 2020
FROM
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Affiliation Agreement with Loma Linda University School of Medicine for a Forensic Pathology Rotation
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 16-706 with Loma Linda University School of Medicine, exercising the first of two options to extend the contract term for one year, from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, for the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator, Coroner Division to provide a Forensic Pathology rotation for medical students.
(Presenter: John Ades, Captain, 387-0640)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). This agreement provides for reimbursement of costs associated with disposable non-surgical protective wear worn by medical students at the rate of $40 per student, per rotation, for an estimated 50 students per year. The amount charged is the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator’s (Department) standard fee for protective wear, which is included in the County’s Fee Ordinance, Section 16.0226(v)(9)(A). The annual revenue from this agreement based upon the current County Fee Ordinance is estimated at $2,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The existing affiliation agreement provides for the safety, health, and social service needs of the County’s residents by supporting Loma Linda University School of Medicine’s (LLUSM) medical students and provides a rotation at the Department’s Coroner Division facility.
The Department has maintained an affiliation agreement with LLUSM since 2010 (March 2, 2010; Item No. 44), which permitted the Department to allow medical students to observe autopsies. On September 13, 2016 (Item 77), the Board approved Agreement No. 16-706, allowing for continued service for the period of September 13, 2016 through June 30, 2020, with the option to extend two additional one-year periods.
The proposed amendment will allow the Department to continue the rotational training for medical students through June 30, 2021 with the option to extend the term an additional one-year period by mutual agreement of the Department and LLUSM. The agreement can be terminated for any reason with 90-day written notice of termination.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Richard D. Luczak, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on April 15, 2020; Finance (Carolina Mendoza, Administrative Analyst, 387-0294) on April 24, 2020; and County Finance and Administration (Kelly Welty, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on April 24, 2020.