Exhibit
10.126


 


JUL 22 1997


 


AMENDMENT


 


CALIFORNIACARE


MEDICAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT


 


This Amendment to the CaliforniaCare Medical
Services Agreement is entered into at Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County,
California, effective as of May 1, 1997, between Blue Cross of California and
Affiliates (“BLUE CROSS”) and PROSPECT MEDICAL GROUP (“PARTICIPATING MEDICAL
GROUP”).


 


A.                                   BLUE CROSS and PARTICIPATING MEDICAL GROUP
have previously entered into a CaliforniaCare Medical Services Agreement
(“Agreement”) effective January 1, 1997, whereby PARTICIPATING MEDICAL GROUP
agreed to provide or arrange for certain Covered Medical Services to Members
assigned to PARTICIPATING MEDICAL GROUP.


 


B.                                     Pursuant to Section 16.01 of the Agreement,
the parties now desire to amend the Agreement.


 


THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:


 


I.                                         The
following is hereby added as Section 3.07 to the Agreement:


 


BLUE
CROSS agrees that from and after the date hereof until November 30, 1999
(provided this Agreement remains in effect for such period), it shall not enter
into any new CaliforniaCare Medical Service Agreements with any other medical
groups, other than Sansum Medical Group, for the provision of Covered Medical
Services to Members in the metropolitan Santa Barbara area.


 


II.                                     The following is hereby added as Section 7.07
to the Agreement:


 


Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary stated in this Agreement, BLUE CROSS shall not be
liable under this Agreement to pay PARTICIPATING MEDICAL GROUP rates in excess
of any rates paid to PARTICIPATING MEDICAL GROUP for the same services by any
other person, health care service plan, insurer or other entity.  If at any time during the term of this
Agreement, PARTICIPATING MEDICAL GROUP accepts or charges any rates which are
lower than the rates set forth in this Agreement, PARTICIPATING MEDICAL GROUP
shall immediately notify BLUE CROSS and such lower rates shall immediately
become the applicable rates under this Agreement.  PARTICIPATING


 


Amendment to the January 1, 1997 CaliforniaCare Medical Services
Agreement between Blue Cross of California and Affiliates and Prospect Medical
Group, effective May 1, 1997


 


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MEDICAL
GROUP shall also retroactively adjust all invoices sent to BLUE CROSS since the
earliest date PARTICIPATING MEDICAL GROUP accepted or charged these lower
rates.


 


III.                                 Upon acceptance by the parties, this
Amendment, as of the effective date hereof, shall become a part of this
Agreement and all provisions of the Agreement not specifically inconsistent
herewith shall remain in full force and effect.


 


 


	
  For BLUE CROSS OF
  CALIFORNIA

  	
  For PARTICIPATING MEDICAL
  GROUP

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ Ferial Bahremand

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Gregg De Nicola

  	
   

  
	
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  Gregg De Nicola

  	
   

  
	
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