LA County Board

25. Physician Services, Training Program and Funding Amendment\nAgreement\nRecommendation: Find that physician services can be performed more\neconomically by an independent contractor; execute an amendment to the\naffiliation agreement (Agreement) with the Regents of the University of\nCalifornia (University), for the provision of physician medical education and\npatient care services at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (H-UCLA MC), Olive\nView-UCLA Medical Center (OV-UCLA MC), and Los Angeles General\nMedical Center (LA General) (1,2 and 5), effective upon Board approval for\nthe period of July 1, 2023 through June 30,2024, to increase patient care\nservices, adjust the number and compensation of County housestaff\nenrolled in various County and University physician-training programs at\nH-UCLA MC and OV-UCLA MC, add, delete, and/or change various\nservices and cost and increase the maximum annual obligation by\n$1,475,500, from $42,085,000 to $43,560,500, for the period of July 1, 2023\nthrough June 30, 2024 with funding included in the Department’s Fiscal\nYear 2023-24 Final Budget and to be requested in the future Fiscal years;\nand authorize the Director of Health Services to take the following actions:\n(Department of Health Services) APPROVE\nExecute future amendments to increase the maximum annual\nobligation by up to 1% annually based on clinical and operational\nneeds, separate from any increases in housestaff salaries; and\nExecute future amendments to add, delete, and/or change certain\nterms and conditions as required by Federal or State law or\nregulation, accreditation requirements and standards, County policy,\nand/or the Board; revise contract language to improve or update\nclinical or administrative operations within the Agreement’s scope of\nservices; adjust purchased services and/or fixed/variable costs,\nprovided that such adjustment is based on current service needs at\nH-UCLA MC, OV-UCLA MC, and/or LA General, with no increase to\nthe maximum annual obligation; adjust the variable costs for future\nincreases in housestaff salary up to 5% per year that the University\nmay grant their housestaff at H-UCLA MC and OV-UCLA MC, and\nincrease the maximum annual obligation under the Agreement\naccordingly. (23-4115)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence