REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 22, 2021
FROM
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 16-515 with Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, approving an exception to the standard County contract term of five years as established in County Policy 11-06 SP1, for the provision of physical examinations of children suspected of being victims of physical and/or sexual abuse, and exercising the option to extend the contract term by two years, for a new total contract period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2023, and increasing the total contract amount by $440,000, from $1,100,000 to $1,540,000.
(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). The cost of services provided by Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (LLUCH) in the amount of $220,000 per year is included in the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator's (Department) 2021-22 recommended budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On September 29, 1986 (Item No. 62), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved an agreement that created a public-private partnership between the County of San Bernardino (County) and Loma Linda University Medical Center (Center) to develop and operate a one-stop multi-disciplinary interview center where child victims of sexual and physical abuse are forensically interviewed and receive evidentiary medical examinations. The goal of the Center is to reduc...
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