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1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is committed to addressing the concerns related to
2 accessibility of inedical services to low-income, uninsured, underinsured women; and
3 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul requires medical, surgical, and anesthesia expertise
4 to provide grant related services as defined in the Family Planning Special Projects
5 grant agreement; and
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WHEREAS, Health East Midway Hospital dba Saint Paul Surgical Center, an outpatient
surgical facility is available to provide the funded services; and
WHEREAS, relationships with other providers and agencies to support the provision
of services are currently established; and
lo WHEREAS, a contractual agreement between the City of Saint Paul and Health East
11 Midway Hospita! dba Saint Paul Surgical Center, wi!! provide for responsible provision
lz of services and utilization of resources;
13 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the proper City Officials are hereby authorized and
14 directed to execute a contract with the afore mentioned entities.
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PAUL, 11�IINNFSOTA
Requested by Department of:
Saint Paul Public Health
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DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIATED N� 3.3 9 01
Public Health 4/18/96 GREEN SHEET __. _-
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CANTACT PERSON & PHONE DEPARTMENT DIRECTO � CT'CAUNdL
1'L2.T Sonnen 292-7735 ASSIGN qT'ATfORNEY �CITYCLERK
MUST BE ON COUNqL AGEN�A BY (DAT� NUYBEX f-0B gUDGEf D�RECTOR � FIN. & MCaT. SERVICES Dlq.
NOUTING
ORDER MpVOR (OR ASSISTANn �
TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES 1 (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS POR SICaNATUR�
ACfION RE�UESTED:
City signatures on a Resolution authorizing the proper City Officials to execute a contract
with Health East Midway Hospital dba Saint Paul Surgical Center for specialized medical
services for the Saint Paul Public Health Women's Health Programs.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve (A) or Rejec� (A) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER TNE FOLLOWIN�NS�
_ PLAMMING CAMMISSIOM _ CIVIL S£RViCE CAMMISStON 1. Nas ihis personfirm ever worked untler a mrtrac[ for this departme�t? ��'
_CIBCOMMITTEE YES NO
_ S7AFP 2. Has this person/firm eve� been a city employee? APR j g_ iggg
— VES NO
_ DIS7RICT COUR7 _ 3. Does this person�rm possess a skdl �rot normalty possessed by �gy, pyrA �ts oFF��'E
SUPPORTSWHICXCOUNqLO&IECTIVE� YES NO '
Explafn all yes answers on separate sheet and attech to grean sheet .
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE. OPPORTUNIN (Wha, What, When, Where, Why�:
Saint Paul Public Health is the recipient of a Minnesota Family Planning Special Projects
(FPSP) grant from the Minnesota Department of Aealth. The grant is to provide resources £or
voluntary laparoscogic tubal ligation for women who have no other financial resource. This
service is provided in accordance with State and Federal regulations. The contract will be
in effect until December 31, 1997 provided gxant dollars remain available.
ADYANTAGES7F APPROVED'
' The most significant barrier to tubal ligation is cost. These grant funds and associated
services increase accessibility to women who otherwise would not have sufficient resources.
' Partnerships with the private medical community wi11 be enhanced.
' Experienced medical providers will be available to provide services.
DISADVANTAGES IFAPPROVED: y� '�' fe �
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DISAOVANTAGES IF NOT APPPOVED.
' Access to voluntary tubal ligation services will be decreased in the Saint Paul community
for low-income, uninsured and underinsured women.
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' Grant funding will be returned to the State. �,� e �m��"�:�' �s�..x�}
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(approximately , $21,64D�� .�...,..__—__--..� ___ ___ � - ,
TOTALAMOUNTOFTHANSACTION S 1 ,082 per patient COST/REVENUEBUDGETED(CIRCLEONE) YES NO
FUNDIHGSOURCE Stdte Of MlririeSOtB ACTIVITYNUMBEp 33233
FINANCIAL INFOfiMATION� (EXPLAIN)
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AGREEMENT
AN AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 1st day of January, 1996, by and
between the City of Saint Paul, municipal corporation of the State of Minnesota,
hereinafter refierred to as the "City", acting through its Family Planning Program
located in Sa+nt Paul Pubtic Health, and HealthEast Midway Hospital, doing
business as (DBA), the Saint Paul Surgical Center located at 409 North Dunlap
Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota, hereinafter referred to as the "Center".
WITNESSED:
WHEREAS, the Family Planning Program has been awarded a gra�t by the
Minnesota Department of Health to provide laparoscopic tubal ligations to women
requesting such services; and
WHEREAS, the City is permitted to contract for the performance of said services or
any portion thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Center has the facilities and the equipment in which said services
may be performed and it is deemed in the best interest of the City to contract for
the use of such surgical facilities for the program;
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED by and between the City and the
Center as follows:
1. That the City shall perform a presurgical examination of each patient.
2. That the City shall ensure that each patient receives presurgical
— counseling and signs the Department of Health and Human Services
approved Sterilization Consent Form for Women in accordance with
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governmentai sterilization regulations.
3. That the City shalf refer surgical patients only to those physicians
participating in this program.
4. That the Center shail accept patients for the tubal ligation program
only from those physicians approv_ed by the City to participate in this
program. A Iist of approved doctors shail be provided by the City.
5. That the City sha11 ensure that the surgery is not performed during the
30-day waiting period required by government sterilization regulations.
6. That the Center shall be paid by the City for ail services rendered, an
amount equal to its usual and customary charges not to exceed a
payment by the City of One Thousand Eighty-Two Doliars
{51,082.00) per surgery.
7. That the City wiil reimburse the Center on a monthly basis upon
submission of a monthly invoice. The Center shail not submit a bill to
the patient unless the charges for the surgery exceed One Thousand
Eighty-Two Dollars (51,082.00), in which case the Center may submit
a bill to the patient fior the charges in excess of One Thousand Eighty-
Two Dollars (�1,082.001.
8. That the Center shail not enter into subcontracts for any of the work
under this Agreement without written approval of the City.
9. That the Center wiil save harmless, indemnify and defend the City up
to a limit of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars (5300,000) per person
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from any and all ciaims of whatever kind and nature arising out of the
performance of services provided by the Center under this Agreement
for the program as recited and refiected herein.
10. That the City will save harmless, indemnify and defend the Center up
to a limit of Two Hundred Thousand Do{lars ($200,000) per person
from any and a!! c4aims of whatever kind and nature arising out of the
performance of services provided by the City under this Agreement for
the program as recited and reflected herein.
11. That the Center agrees that at ail times under this Agreement, it and
its employees, agents, and volunteers are independent contractors as
to the City and not employees of the City.
12. That nothing in this Agreement shail be construed as limiting the right
of independent operation of either the Center or the City or the
affiliation of contract with any other institution or agency whiie this
Agreement is in effect.
13. That the City dec{ares Mary So�nen to be the person responsible for
comp(iance with the terms of this Agreement.
74. That this Agreement may be terminated by either party with or
without cause upon thirty (30) days written notice. Charges which
have accrued for services rendered shail survive any termination of the
Agreement.
15. That any aiteration, variations, modifications, or waivers of provisions
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of this Agreement shall be valid only when they have been reduced to
writing, fully signed, and attached to the original of this Agreement.
16. That the term of this Agreement shall be from January 1, 7996
through December 31, 1997.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands the date first written
above.
HEALTHEAST MIDWAY
HOSPI7AL, DBA
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HealthEast Midway Hospital, DBA
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Funding code: 33233
Directos, Saint Paul Public Health
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Director, Finance and Management
Services
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Assistant City Attorney
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