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
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Amendment to Affiliation Agreement with Loma Linda University Medical Center for Pathology Residents
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 15-768 with Loma Linda University Medical Center exercising the first of two options to extend the contract term for one additional year, from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, for the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator, Coroner Division to provide a Forensic Pathology rotation for Pathology Residents.
(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 residents at the rate of $48 per resident, per rotation, for an estimated 30 residents per year. The amount charged is the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Department) standard fee amount for protective wear, which is included in the County’s Fee Ordinance, Section 16.0226(v)(9)(B). The annual revenue from this agreement based upon the current County Fee Ordinance is estimated at $1,440.
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 Medical Center’s (LLUMC) Pathology Residency Program and provides a clinical rotation at the Department’s Coroner Division facility.
On January 26, 2010 (Item 58), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved Agreement No. 10-57 with LLUMC which permitted the Department to provide a two-week training rotation allowing the Pathology Residents of LLUMC to observe and assist with autopsies. On October 20, 2015 (Item No. 60), the Board approved Agreement No. 15-768, allowing for continued service for the period of November 1, 2015 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 pathology residents through June 30, 2021 with the option to extend the term an additional one-year period by mutual agreement of the Department and LLUMC. 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.