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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / CLINIC DIVISION
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign Amendment #2 to the Agreement with Staff Care, Inc. (Misc. Agree #2022-318, as amended by Misc. Agree #2023-310), for the purpose of locating and arranging for locum tenens Physician(s), Psychiatrist(s), Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner(s), Nurse Practitioner(s) or Physician’s Assistant(s) to provide medical services at the placement address thereby changing all references to Staff Care, Inc. and/or Contractor in Misc. Agree #2022-318, and Misc. Agree #2023-310, to hereafter be deemed to refer to AMN Healthcare Locum Tenens, Inc
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Financial Impact:
Fees for services provided by the vendor are in the Department budgets and are outlined in Exhibit A of the contract. Costs are paid for with Mental Health realignment funds allocated for medically necessary services and with Clinic patient fees and health realignment. Should the Department hire a Family Practice Physician or Psychiatrist introduced to the County by AMN Healthcare Locum Tenens, Inc., the hiring fee would be $25,000 per placement.
Background Information:
Effective October 1, 2023, Staff Care, Inc. changed their name to AMN Healthcare Locum Tenens, Inc., which is their parent company.
AMN Healthcare Locum Tenens, Inc. provides the Agency with locum tenens Physician(s), Psychiatrist(s), Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner(s), Nurse Practitioner(s) or Physician’s Assistant(s) to provide medical services to the residents of Tehama County during periods of staffing shortages or vacation coverage. This is one of several locum tenens contracts the Department can utilize to provide temporary staffing arrangements for Physicians and mid-level providers.