Document:

Exhibit 10.55

 

***  Confidential
Information Omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  AND

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  13222 Bloomfield Avenue

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Norwalk, CA 90650

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Provider No.:

  	
   

  	
  HHC 30663F – Los Angeles Community Hospital

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  HHC 30663F – Los Angeles Community Hospital of
  Norwalk

  

 

 

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NOT RELEASE

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from Public Records Act

(Government
Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

TABLE
OF CONTENTS

 

	
  ARTICLE 1 FORMATION

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.1

  	
  Identification Of Parties

  	
   

  
	
  1.2

  	
  Specification Of State’s Authority and Instrumentalities

  	
   

  
	
  1.3

  	
  Declaration That Beneficiaries Under the Medi-Cal Program Are Not
  Third Party Beneficiaries Under This Contract

  	
   

  
	
  1.4

  	
  Declaration Of Present Contractual Intent

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.1

  	
  General Meaning Of Words and Terms

  	
   

  
	
  2.2

  	
  Acute Administrative Day

  	
   

  
	
  2.3

  	
  Beneficiary

  	
   

  
	
  2.4

  	
  Department

  	
   

  
	
  2.5

  	
  Fiscal Intermediary

  	
   

  
	
  2.6

  	
  Inpatient Services

  	
   

  
	
  2.7

  	
  May

  	
   

  
	
  2.8

  	
  Shall

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 3 PERFORMANCE PROVISIONS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  3.1

  	
  General Agreement

  	
   

  
	
  3.2

  	
  Licensure and Certification As Conditions Precedent To State’s
  Payment Obligation

  	
   

  
	
  3.3

  	
  Utilization Controls: Compliance By Provider As Condition Precedent
  To Maturing State’s Payment Obligation

  	
   

  
	
  3.4

  	
  Appointment Of Liaisons and Agency Status Of Provider’s Liaison

  	
   

  
	
  3.5

  	
  Service Location

  	
   

  
	
  3.6

  	
  Quality Of Care

  	
   

  
	
  3.7

  	
  Open Staff

  	
   

  
	
  3.8

  	
  Assumption Of Risk By Provider

  	
   

  
	
  3.9

  	
  Delegation Of Provider’s Duties, When Permitted

  	
   

  
	
  3.10

  	
  Patient Rights

  	
   

  
	
  3.11

  	
  Beneficiary Evaluation Of Provider’s Services

  	
   

  
	
  3.12

  	
  Grievance Procedure

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 4 PAYMENT PROVISIONS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  4.1

  	
  Rate Structure; Contingent Liability Of State

  	
   

  
	
  4.2

  	
  Rate Inclusive Of Physician, Transportation and Certain Prior Patient
  Services

  	
   

  
	
  4.3

  	
  Billing Procedures As Express Conditions Precedent To State’s Payment
  Obligation

  	
   

  
	
  4.4

  	
  Cost Reports

  	
   

  
	
  4.5

  	
  Recovery Overpayments To Provider; Liability For Interest

  	
   

  
	
  4.6

  	
  Customary Charges Limitation

  	
   

  
	
  4.7

  	
  Assumption of Debts, Liabilities, and respective other Obligations
  Deriving from Contracts No. 83-82927 and No. 82-80258

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 5 RECORDS AND AUDIT PROVISIONS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  5.1

  	
  Onsite Reviews

  	
   

  
	
  5.2

  	
  Records to be Kept; Audit or Review; Availability Period of Retention

  	
   

  

 

 

	
  ARTICLE 6 GENERAL PROVISIONS

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  6.1

  	
  Integration Clause

  	
   

  
	
  6.2

  	
  Performance Obligations; Effective Date and Term of this Contract;
  Waiver of Provider’s Right to Administrative Hearing

  	
   

  
	
  6.3

  	
  Headings

  	
   

  
	
  6.4

  	
  Governing Authorities

  	
   

  
	
  6.5

  	
  Conformance with Federal Regulations

  	
   

  
	
  6.6

  	
  Application for Termination in the Face of a Declaration or Finding
  of Partial Invalidity

  	
   

  
	
  6.7

  	
  Restriction on Provider’s Freedom to Assign Benefits Only under this
  Contract or to Engage in Organic Change

  	
   

  
	
  6.8

  	
  Contract Officer – Delegation of Authority

  	
   

  
	
  6.9

  	
  Notice

  	
   

  
	
  6.10

  	
  Status as Independent Contractors

  	
   

  
	
  6.11

  	
  Informal Amendments Ineffective; Toleration of Deviation from Terms
  of Contract Not to be Construed as Waiver

  	
   

  
	
  6.12

  	
  Beneficiary Eligibility

  	
   

  
	
  6.13

  	
  Indemnification

  	
   

  
	
  6.14

  	
  Limitation of State Liability

  	
   

  
	
  6.15

  	
  Termination Without Cause

  	
   

  
	
  6.16

  	
  Termination for Default

  	
   

  
	
  6.17

  	
  Disputes

  	
   

  
	
  6.18

  	
  Conflict of Interest

  	
   

  
	
  6.19

  	
  Confidentiality of Information

  	
   

  
	
  6.20

  	
  Confidentiality of Contractual Provisions

  	
   

  
	
  6.21

  	
  Additional Provisions

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  APPENDIX A

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  APPENDIX B

  	
   

  	
   

  
				

 

 

ARTICLE 1

FORMATION

 

1.1           Identification Of
Parties

 

This
Contract is between the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State,”
and ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC. doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL and LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK, hereinafter designated “the
Provider.”

 

1.2           Specification Of
State’s Authority and Instrumentalities

 

The
Provider hereby recognizes that this Contract is formed under the authority of
Sections 14081, et seq., of the Welfare and Institutions Code and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto which authorize the Department of Health Services to contract
for provision of inpatient hospital services to beneficiaries eligible for such
services under the Medi-Cal program in accordance with the rates, terms and
conditions negotiated by the California Medical Assistance Commission.

 

1.3           Declaration That
Beneficiaries Under the Medi-Cal Program Are Not Third Party Beneficiaries
Under This Contract

 

Notwithstanding
mutual recognition that services under this agreement will be rendered by the
Provider to beneficiaries under the Medi-Cal program, as more fully defined in
Paragraph 2.3, it is not the intention of either the State or Provider
that such individuals occupy the position of intended third party beneficiaries
of the obligations assumed by either party to this Contract.

 

1.4           Declaration Of
Present Contractual Intent

 

The
State and the Provider, in consideration of the covenants, conditions,
stipulations, terms and warranties hereinafter expressed, presently contract as
follows.

 

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ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS

 

2.1           General Meaning Of
Words and Terms

 

The
words and terms used in this Contract are intended to have their usual meanings
unless a particular or more limited meaning is associated with their usage in
Sections 1400, et seq. of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to the rendition
of health care or unless specifically defined in this Article or otherwise
in this Contract.

 

2.2           Acute Administrative
Day

 

“Acute
Administrative Day” means those days approved in an acute inpatient facility
which provides a higher level of care than that currently needed by the patient
(22 California Code of Regulations, Section 51173).

 

2.3           Beneficiary

 

“Beneficiary”
means a person certified, pursuant to Sections 14016 and 14018 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as eligible for Medi-Cal,
except that beneficiary shall not include Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in Prepaid
Health Plans or other organized health systems which contract with the
Department under the provisions of Sections 14000, et seq. of
the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the
regulations and definitions adopted under Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.  A beneficiary also includes that person whose
eligibility was not determined until after the rendition of inpatient
services.  Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are
also eligible for Medicare hospital benefits under the provisions of
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and who have not exhausted those
benefits, are not considered beneficiaries within the meaning of this
Contract.  Beneficiary does not include
those individuals receiving skilled nursing facility or long-term care services
or acute administrative day care.

 

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2.4           Department

 

“Department”
means the State Department of Health Services.

 

2.5           Fiscal Intermediary

 

“Fiscal
Intermediary” means that person or entity who has contracted, as specified in Section 14104.3
of the Welfare and Institutions Code, with the
Department to perform fiscal intermediary services related to this Contract.

 

2.6           Inpatient Services

 

“Inpatient
Services” includes, but is not limited to, the following services when rendered
in accordance with Sections 14133 and 14133.1 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, and Section 51327 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations to a Medi-Cal beneficiary.

 

(a)           Bed
and board;

 

(b)           Medical,
nursing, surgical, pharmacy and dietary services;

 

(c)           All
diagnostic and therapeutic services required by the beneficiary, including
physicians’ services, except as noted in Appendix A which is incorporated
herein by reference;

 

(d)           Use
of hospital facilities, medical social services furnished by the hospital, and
such drugs, including take home drugs, biologicals, supplies, appliances and
equipment as are required by the beneficiary;

 

(e)           Transportation
services subsequent to admission required in providing inpatient services under
this Contract.

 

(f)            All
other services provided to hospital inpatients except as noted in Appendix A;

 

(g)           Services
rendered by the Provider within 24 hours prior to the beneficiary’s admission
as an inpatient, such as outpatient or emergency services which are related to
the condition for which the beneficiary is admitted as an inpatient;

 

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(h)           Administrative
services required in providing inpatient services under this Contract.

 

2.7           May

 

“May”
is used to indicate a permissive or discretionary term of function.

 

2.8           Shall

 

“Shall”
is used to introduce a covenant of either the State or the Provider, and is
mandatory.

 

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ARTICLE 3

PERFORMANCE PROVISIONS

 

3.1           General Agreement

 

(a)           Provider
agrees to render inpatient services (Paragraph 2.7) to any eligible
beneficiary (Paragraph 2.3) in need of such services and assumes full
responsibility for provision of all inpatient services, either directly, or as
otherwise provided in this Contract. 
Provider agrees to accept as payment in full for these inpatient
services payment from the Department as provided in Article 4 of this
Contract.  The Department agrees to pay
the Provider for such services rendered in accordance with the terms and under
the express conditions of this Contract.

 

(b)           Provider
shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain facilities and professional,
allied and supportive paramedic personnel to provide all necessary and
appropriate inpatient services.

 

(c)           Provider
shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain the organizational and
administrative capabilities to carry out its duties and responsibilities under
the Contract and all applicable statutes and regulations pertaining to Medi-Cal
providers.

 

(d)           For
the purpose of (a) of this Paragraph, “any eligible beneficiary” means any
individual who meets the criteria established in Paragraph 2.3 of this
Contract without reference to residence, domicile or any geographic factor.

 

(e)           For
the purpose of (a) of this Paragraph, “all inpatient services” means those
services defined in Paragraph 2.7 of this Contract unless expressly
excluded in Appendix A of this Contract.

 

3.2           Licensure and
Certification As Conditions Precedent To State’s Payment Obligation

 

(a)           Provider
hereby represents and warrants that it is currently, and for the duration of
this Contract shall remain,

 

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licensed
as a general acute care hospital in accordance with Sections 1250 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code
and the licensing regulations contained in Title 22 and Title 17 of
the California Code of Regulations.

 

(b)           Provider
hereby represents and warrants that it is currently, and for the duration of
this Contact shall remain, certified under Title XVIII of the Federal
Social Security Act.

 

(c)           Provider
agrees that compliance with its obligations to remain licensed as a general
acute care hospital as provided in (a) this Paragraph, and certified under
the Federal Social Security Act as provided in (b) of this
Paragraph shall be express conditions precedent to maturing the State’s
payment obligations under Paragraph 2.1(a) and Article 4 of this
Contract.

 

3.3           Utilization
Controls:  Compliance By Provider As
Condition Precedent To Maturing State’s Payment Obligation

 

As
express conditions precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligations under
the terms of this Contract the Provider shall adhere to all utilization
controls and obtain prior authorization for services in accordance with the
statutes and, except for those provisions waived by the Director of the
Department of Health Services, regulations and Provider Bulletins governing the
Medi-Cal program (Paragraph 6.4[a][1]).

 

3.4           Appointment Of
Liaisons and Agency Status Of Provider’s Liaison

 

(a)           Provider
shall designate in writing a person to act as liaison to the Department.  Such person shall coordinate all
communication between the parties.  The
written designation of such person shall constitute the conferral of full
agency powers to bind the Provider as principal in all dealings with the
Department.

 

(b)           The
Department shall designate a liaison in conformity with the procedures and with
such authority as specified in Paragraph

 

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6.8
of this Contract.  Communications to the
Department shall be submitted to its liaison at the following address:

 

Contract
Officer

Medi-Cal Operations Division

Post Office Box 942732

Sacramento, California 94234-7320

 

3.5           Service Location

 

Inpatient
services rendered pursuant to this Contract shall be rendered at the following
facilities:

 

LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

4081 East Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90023

 

–and–

 

LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK

13222 Bloomfield Avenue

Norwalk, California 90650

 

3.6           Quality Of Care

 

As
express conditions precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligation under
the terms of this Contract, the Provider shall:

 

(1)           Assure
that any and all beneficiaries receive care as required by Sections 51207(a)(4) and
70703(a) of Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations;

 

(2)           Take
such actions as required by Provider’s Medical Staff Bylaws against medical
staff members who violate those bylaws, as the same may be from time-to-time
amended;

 

(3)           Provide
inpatient services in the same manner to beneficiaries as it provides to all
patients to whom it renders inpatient services; and

 

(4)           Not
discriminate against Medi-Cal beneficiaries in any manner, including admission
practices, placement in special or

 

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separate
wings or rooms, provision of special or separate, meals or waiting time for
surgical procedures.

 

3.7           Open Staff

 

Provider
shall not deny medical staff membership or clinical privileges for reasons
other than a physician’s individual qualifications as determined by
professional and ethical criteria, uniformly applied to all medical staff
applicants and members.  Determination of
medical staff membership or clinical privileges shall not be made upon the
basis of:

 

(1)           The
existence of a contract with the Provider or with others;

 

(2)           Membership
in or affiliation with any society, medical group or teaching facility or upon
the basis of any criteria lacking professional justification, such as sex, race,
creed or national origin.

 

3.8           Assumption Of Risk
By Provider

 

The
Provider shall bear total risk for the cost of all inpatient services rendered
to each beneficiary covered by this Contract. 
As used in this Paragraph, “risk” means that the Provider covenants to
accept as payment in full for any and all inpatient services
(Paragraph 2.6) payments made by the State pursuant to Article 4 of
this Contract.  Such acceptance shall be
made irrespective of whether the cost of such services, transportation and
related administrative expenses shall have exceeded the payment obligation of
the State matured under the conditions set forth in this Contract.  The term “risk” also includes, but is not
limited to, the cost of all inpatient services for illness or injury which
results from or is contributed to by catastrophe or disaster which occurs
subsequent to the effective date of this Contract, including, but not limited
to, acts of God, war or the public enemy.

 

3.9           Delegation Of
Provider’s Duties, When Permitted

 

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The
Provider and State recognize that the inpatient hospital services covered by
this Contract are personal and non-delegable. 
Any attempt by the Provider to delegate or otherwise vest responsibility
for performance of its duties in any manner shall constitute a present material
breach of this Contract.

 

3.10         Patient Rights

 

The
Provider shall adopt and post in a conspicuous place a written policy on
patient’s rights in accordance with Section 70707 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.  Procedures for resolving a beneficiary’s
complaint involving patients’ rights may be combined with the grievance
procedure in Paragraph 3.12. 
Complaints by beneficiaries with regard to substandard conditions may be
investigated by the Department’s Licensing and Certification Division or by the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization, or such other
agency, as required by law or regulation.

 

3.11         Beneficiary Evaluation
Of Provider’s Services

 

The
Provider shall provide a written questionnaire to the beneficiary at the time
of the beneficiary’s admission.  The
questionnaire shall be approved by the Department and offer the beneficiary the
opportunity to evaluate the care given. 
It shall be collected at the time of discharge and maintained in the
Provider’s file for four years and shall be made available to agents of the
Department.

 

3.12         Grievance Procedure

 

The
Provider shall establish and maintain a procedure for resolving beneficiary
grievances.  Such procedure shall be
approved by the Department prior to implementation.  The grievance procedure shall include:

 

(1)           Immediate
recording of all grievances received, including information sufficient to
identify the grievant, date of receipt, nature of the problem, date and
resolution or disposition of

 

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the
grievance.  Such records and related
documents shall be open to inspection by the Department and the Federal
Department Of Health and Human Services for a period of four years.

 

(b)           A
finding of fact and resolution within 30 days of receipt of grievance.

 

(c)           In
those cases where the grievant is not identifiable, or when the problem cannot
be resolved, entry of notations to that effect in the record, including the
reasons why the grievance could not be resolved and the individual responsible
for that decision.

 

(d)           If
the grievant is identifiable, transmittal of a copy of the finding of fact, and
an explanation of the resolution or disposition of the grievance to the
grievant and the Department within five days of the decision.

 

(e)           If
the grievant is identifiable, notification to the grievant regarding a right to
appeal the disposition of the grievance in the form of a complaint with the
Department’s liaison designated under Paragraph 6.8.

 

(f)            A
grievance coordinator.

 

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ARTICLE 4

PAYMENT PROVISIONS

 

4.1           Rate Structure;
Contingent Liability Of State

 

Provided
that there shall first have been a submission of claims in accordance with
Paragraph 4.3 of this Contract, the Provider shall be paid at the
all-inclusive rate per patient per day of for inpatient services provided to
beneficiaries.

 

4.2           Rate Inclusive Of
Physician, Transportation and Certain Prior Patient Services

 

The
rate structure under Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract is intended by both
the State and Provider to be inclusive of all inpatient services rendered by
the Provider and to constitute the State’s only financial obligation under this
Contract.  As nonlimiting examples:

 

(a)           There
shall be no separate billing by either the Provider or physicians for inpatient
services rendered by physicians to beneficiaries covered by this Contract,
except for those inpatient services set forth in Appendix A previously
incorporated by reference as part of this Contract.

 

(b)           There
shall be no separate billing for any transportation services required in
providing inpatient services under this Contract.

 

(c)           There
shall be no separate billing for any services rendered by the Provider within a
24-hour period prior to the beneficiary’s admission as an inpatient, such as
outpatient or emergency services which are related to the condition for which
the beneficiary is admitted as an inpatient. 
Such prior services shall be deemed inpatient services and included in
the rates set under Paragraph 4.1.

 

4.3           Billing Procedures
As Express Conditions Precedent To State’s Payment Obligation

 

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(a)           As
an express condition precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligation under
Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract, the Provider shall determine that
inpatient services rendered directly are not covered, in whole or in part,
under any other state or federal medical care program or under any other
contractual or legal entitlement, including, but not limited to, a private
group indemnification or insurance program or worker’s compensation.  To the extent that such coverage is
available, the State’s payment obligation pursuant to Paragraph 4.1 shall
be reduced.

 

(b)           As
a further express condition precedent to maturing the State’s payment
obligation under Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract, the Provider shall submit
claims to the fiscal intermediary for all services rendered under the terms of
this Contract, in accordance with the applicable billing requirements contained
in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.

 

(c)           A
day of service shall be billed for each beneficiary who occupies an inpatient
bed as 12:00 midnight in the facilities of the Provider.  However, a day of service may be billed if
the beneficiary is admitted and discharged during the same day provided that
such admission and discharge is not within 24 hours of a prior discharge.  Only one patient day of service may be billed
for mother and newborn child (children) when both mother and newborn child (children)
are inpatients of the hospital.

 

4.4           Cost Reports

 

Although
they shall not be used for payment purposes under this Contract, as an express
condition precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligation under
Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract the Provider shall complete and file
Medi-Cal cost reports in accordance with the requirements in effect during the
terms of this Contract.

 

4.5           Recovery
Overpayments To Provider; Liability For Interest

 

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(a)           When
an audit performed by the Department, the State Controller’s Office, or any
other State agency discloses that the Provider has been overpaid under this
Contract, or where the total payments exceed the total liability under this
Contract, the Provider covenants that any such overpayment or excess payments
over liability may be recouped by the Department withholding the amount due
from future payments, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider, or a
combination of these two methods.

 

(b)           Overpayments
determined as a result of audits of periods prior to the effective date of this
Contract may be recouped by the Department withholding the amount due from what
would otherwise be the State’s liability under this Contract, seeking recovery
by payment from the Provider, or a combination of those two methods.

 

(c)           When
the Department seeks recoupment or recovery under (a) of this
Paragraph the Provider may appeal according to applicable procedural
requirements of Sections 51016 – 51047 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, with the following
exceptions:

 

(1)           There
shall be no informal hearing.

 

(2)           The
recovery or recoupment shall commence sixty (60) days after issuance of account
status or demand resulting from an audit or review and shall not be deferred b
the filing of a request for hearing pursuant to Section 51022 of
Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations.

 

(3)           The
Provider’s liability to the State for any amount recovered under this
Paragraph shall be as provided in Sections 14171 and 14171.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and regulations adopted
pursuant thereto.

 

4.6           Customary Charges
Limitation

 

(a)           No
provision in this Contract withstanding, the State’s total liability to the
Provider shall not exceed the Provider’s total customary charges for like
services during each hospital fiscal year

 

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or
part thereof, in which this Contract is in effect.  The Department may recoup any excess of total
payments above such total customary charges under Paragraph 4.5.

 

(b)           As
used in (a) of this Paragraph “customary charges” is defined in
conformity with 42 USC Section 1395(f) and the regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto.

 

4.7           Assumption of Debts,
Liabilities, and respective other Obligations Deriving from Contracts No. 83-82927
and No. 82-80258

 

The
parties hereby agree to assume all their respective debts, liabilities, and
other obligations related to or deriving from Contracts No. 83-82927 and No. 82-80258
between LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL and the Department of Health Services.

 

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ARTICLE 5

RECORDS AND AUDIT PROVISIONS

 

5.1           Onsite Reviews

 

(a)           Agents
of the Department shall conduct periodic audits or reviews, including onsite
audits or reviews, of performance under this Contract.  These audits or reviews may evaluate the
following:

 

(1)           Level
and quality of care, and the necessity and appropriateness of the services
provided.

 

(2)           Internal
procedures for assuring efficiency, economy and quality of care.

 

(3)           Grievances
relating to medical care and their disposition.

 

(4)           Financial
records when determined necessary the Department to protect public funds.

 

(b)           The
Provider shall make adequate office space available for the review team or
auditors to meet and confer.  Such space
must be capable of being locked and secured to protect the work of the review
team or auditors during the period of their investigation.

 

(c)           Onsite
reviews and audits shall occur during normal working hours with at least
72-hour notice, except that unannounced onsite reviews and requests for
information may be made in those exceptional situations where arrangement of an
appointment beforehand is clearly not possible or clearly inappropriate to the
nature of the intended visit.

 

5.2           Records to be Kept;
Audit or Review; Availability Period of Retention

 

The
Provider covenants that:

 

(1)           It
shall maintain books, records, documents, and other evidence, accounting
procedures, and practices sufficient to reflect

 

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properly
all direct and indirect costs of whatever nature claimed to have been incurred
in the performance of this Contract.

 

(2)           The
above information shall be maintained in accordance with Medicare principles of
reimbursement and generally accepted accounting principles, and shall be
consistent with the requirements of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development.

 

(3)           The
Provider shall also maintain medical records required by Sections 70747 –
70751 of the California Code of Regulations, and
other records related to a beneficiary’s eligibility for services, the service
rendered the beneficiary to whom the service was rendered, the date of the
service, the medical necessity of the service and the quality of the care
provided.  Records shall be maintained in
accordance with Section 51475 of Title 22 of the California
Code of Regulations.  The
foregoing constitute “records” for the purposes of this Paragraph.

 

(4)           The
facility or office, or such part thereof as may be engaged in the performance
of this Contract, and the information specified in this Paragraph shall be
subject at all reasonable times to inspection, audits and reproduction b any
duly authorized agents of the Department, the Federal Department of Health and
Human Services and Comptroller General of the United States are intended third
party beneficiaries of this covenant.

 

(5)           Preserve
and make available its records relating to payments made under this Contract
for a period of four years from the close of the Provider’s fiscal year, or for
such longer period, required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) below.

 

(A)          If
this Contract is terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall
be preserved and made available

 

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for
a period of four years from the date of the last payment made under the
Contract.

 

(B)           If
any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the records
has been started before the expiration of the four year period, the related
records shall be retained until completion and resolution of all issues arising
therefrom or until the end of the four year period whichever is later.

 

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ARTICLE 6

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

6.1           Integration Clause

 

The
State and Provider declare that this instrument, including Appendix A and
Appendix B, contains a total integration of all rights and obligations of
both parties.  There are no extrinsic
conditions or collateral agreements or undertakings of any kind.  In regarding this instrument as the full and
final expression of their Contract it is the express intention of both the
State and the Provider that any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements,
promises, negotiations, or representations, either oral or written, relating to
the subject matter and period of time governed by this instrument which are not
expressly set forth herein are to have no force, effect, or legal consequence
of any kind.

 

6.2           Performance
Obligations; Effective Date and Term of this Contract; Waiver of Provider’s
Right to Administrative Hearing

 

Performance
obligations assumed under this Contract shall commence on the 14th
day of September, 2000, and shall apply to all inpatient admissions on or after
this date.  This Contract shall continue
indefinitely subject to the provisions of Paragraph 6.14 and the rights o
termination reserved under Paragraphs 6.14, 6.16 and 6.18.  However, the terms of this Contract shall
continue to apply to any beneficiary receiving inpatient services at the date
of termination.  There shall be no
entitlement to an administrative hearing pursuant to these sections.  The Provider waives any claim it may have to
such a hearing in consideration of the covenants, conditions and provisions of
this Contract.

 

6.3           Headings

 

The
headings of articles and paragraphs contained in this

 

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Contract
are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way its meaning or
interpretation.

 

6.4           Governing
Authorities

 

(a)           This
Contract shall be governed and construed in accordance with:

 

(1)           Part 3,
Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code;
Divisions 3 and 5 of Title 22 of the California
Code of Regulations; and all other applicable state laws and
regulations according to their content on the effective date stipulated in
Paragraph 6.2; and

 

(2)           Titles 42
and 45 (Part 74) of the Code of Federal
Regulations and all other applicable federal laws and regulations
according to their content on and after the effective date stipulated in Paragraph 6.2,
except those provisions or applications of those provisions waived by the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

 

(b)           Any
provision of this Contract in conflict with the laws or regulations stipulated
in (a) of this Paragraph is hereby amended to conform to the provision of
those laws and regulations.  Such
amendment of the Contract shall be effective on the effective date of the
statute of the statute or regulation necessitating it, and shall be binding on
the parties even though such amendment may not have been reduced to writing and
formally agreed upon and executed by the parties as provided in
Paragraph 6.11.

 

6.5           Conformance with
Federal Regulations

 

The
Provider stipulates that this Contract, in part, implements Title XIX of
the Federal Social Security Act and, accordingly, covenants that it will
conform to such requirements and regulations as the United States Department of
Health and Human

 

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Services
may issue from time to time, except for those provisions waived by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.

 

6.6           Application for
Termination in the Face of a Declaration or Finding of Partial Invalidity

 

In
the event any provision of this Contract is declared null and void by any court
of law, either party may apply to that court for permission to immediately
rescind the remainder of the Contract. 
In ruling upon this request the court shall consider the impact upon the
affected Medi-Cal population as well as the relative degree of hardship which
would be imposed upon either or both of the parties if the request is denied.

 

6.7           Restriction on
Provider’s Freedom to Assign Benefits Only under this Contract or to Engage in
Organic Change

 

The
State and Provider hereby declare their mutual recognition that the subject
matter of this Contract is personal, being founded upon the State’s confidence
in the reputation, type and location of facilities, and other personal
attributes of the Provider.  For this
reason:

 

(1)           Unless
given prior written approval by the Department any attempt by the Provider to
make an assignment of the right to receive the contingent payment obligations
of the State under this Contract shall operate as an express condition
subsequent to those obligations discharging the State form what may otherwise
have been a matured obligation of performance.

 

(2)           If
the Provider desires to make an assignment of rights only under this Contract
it shall submit a written application for approval to the Department.  Such an application shall identify the
proposed assignee and include a detailed explanation of the reason and basis
for the proposed assignment.  If the
Department is satisfied

 

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that
the proposed assignment is consistent with the continued receipt of
satisfactory performance on the part of the Provider it shall be approved in
writing.  The effective date of the
assignment shall be the date upon which the Department issues written approval.

 

(3)           Unless
given prior written approval by the Department any attempt by the Provider to
participate as a constituent entity in any merger, consolidation or sale or
assets other than in the regular course of business shall operate as an express
condition subsequent discharging the State form what may otherwise have been a
matured obligation of performance under this Contract.

 

(4)           If
the Provider desires to participate as a constituent entity in any merger,
consolidation or sale of assets other than in the regular course of business it
shall submit a written application for approval to the Department.  The Department shall act upon such requests
within 30 days of the receipt of such requests.

 

(A)          If
approval is sought for participation in a merger or consolidation the
application shall identify all proposed constituent entities and disclose the
rights and preferences of all classes of stock in the resulting or surviving
entity.  In addition, the application
shall inform the Department of the licensure and certification status of the
proposed resulting or surviving entity (Paragraph 3.2), and such other
information as the Department may require.

 

(B)           If
application is sought for approval of a sale of assets other than in the
regular course of business it shall identify the purchaser; inform the
Department of licensure and certification status of the purchaser
(Paragraph 3.2; and, such other information as the Department may require.

 

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(5)           If
the Department is satisfied that the proposed merger, consolidation or sale of
assts other than in the regular course of business is consistent with the
continued satisfactory performance of the Provider’s obligations under this
Contract it shall be approved in writing. 
The effective date of the merger, consolidation of sale of assets other
than in the regular course of business shall be no earlier than the date upon
which the Department issues written approval.

 

6.8           Contract Officer –
Delegation of Authority

 

The
Department will administer this Contract through a single administrator, the
Contract Officer.  Until such time as the
Director gives the Provider written notice of successor appointment, the person
designated above shall make all determinations and take all actions necessary
to administer this Contract, subject to the limitations of California laws and
state administrative regulations.  No
person other than the Contract Officer or the Director shall have the power to
bind the Department relative to the rights and duties of the Contractor and the
Department under this Contract, nor shall nay other person be considered to
have the delegated authority of the Contract Officer or to be acting on his
behalf unless the Contract Officer has expressly stated in writing that the
person is acting as his authorized agent.

 

6.9           Notice

 

Any
notice required to be given pursuant to the terms and provisions of the
Contract shall be in writing and shall be sent by certified mail, return
receipt requested.  Notice to the
Department shall be sent to the following address:

 

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Contract
Officer

Medi-Cal Operations Division

P.O. Box 942732

Sacramento, CA  94234-7320

 

Notice
to the Provider shall be sent to the Chief Executive Officer at the following
address:

 

LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

4081 East Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA  90023

 

6.10         Status as Independent
Contractors

 

The
State and Provider hereby acknowledge that they are independent contractors to
one another and neither is an officer, agent, or employee of the other for any
purpose.

 

6.11         Informal Amendments
Ineffective; Toleration of Deviation from Terms of Contract Not to be Construed
as Waiver

 

(a)           It
is the express intention of both the State and Provider that the terms of this
totally integrated writing shall comprise their entire Contract and are not
subject to rescission, modification or waiver except as defined in a subsequent
written instrument executed in the same manner and with the same authority.  In furtherance of this agreement the State
and Provider mutually covenant and request of any reviewing tribunal that any
claim of rescission, modification, or waiver predicated upon any evidence other
than a subsequent written instrument executed in the same manner and with the
same authority as this writing be regarded as void.

 

(b)           The
informal toleration by either party of defective performance of any independent
covenant in this Contract shall not be construed as a waiver of either the
right to performance or the express conditions which have been created in this
Contract.

 

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6.12         Beneficiary
Eligibility

 

This
Contract is not intended to change the determination of Medi-Cal eligibility
for beneficiaries in any way.  However,
in the event the California State Legislature or Congress of the United States
enacts a statute which redefines Medi-Cal eligibility so as to affect the
provision of inpatient services under this Contract, this new definition shall
apply to the terms of this Contract.

 

6.13         Indemnification

 

The
Provider covenants to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the State, its
officers, agents and employees from any and claims and losses accruing or
resulting to any and all contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, laborers or
any other person, firm or corporation furnishing or supplying work, services,
materials or supplies in connection with the performance of this Contract, and
from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any person, firm or
corporation who may be injured or damaged by the Provider in the performance of
this Contract.

 

6.14         Limitation of State
Liability

 

No
provision of this Contract withstanding, the liability of the State shall not
exceed the amount of funds appropriated in the support of this Contract by the
California Legislature.  Any requirement
of performance by the Department and Provider is dependent upon the
availability of appropriations by the Legislature for the purpose of this
Contract.

 

6.15         Termination Without
Cause

 

The
Provider or the State may terminate this Contract without cause n accordance
with this Paragraph.  Termination without

 

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cause
shall be effected by giving written notice of the termination to the other
party at least 120 days prior to the effective date of the termination and
stating the effective date of the termination.

 

6.16         Termination for
Default

 

(a)           The
State may terminate this Contract for default upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Provider, except in cases where the Department determines that
the health and welfare of Medi-Cal beneficiaries is jeopardized b continuation
of the Contract, in which case the Contract may be immediately terminated.  Notification shall state the effective date
of and grounds for termination.

 

(b)           The
State may terminate this agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice to the
Provider in the event that:  (1) The
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services determines that the
Provider does not meet the requirements for participation in the Medicaid
program, Title XIX of the Social Security Act; (2) The Provider has
violated the conflict of interest provisions contained in Paragraph 6.18
of this Contract; or (3) The Department determines that the Provider is
abusing or defrauding the Medi-Cal program or its beneficiaries.

 

6.17         Disputes

 

(a)           As
an alternative t the judicial remedy available to the Provider under Section 14087.27(a) of
the Welfare and Institutions Code the
Provider may appeal disputes relating to performance under this Contract to an
independent hearing examiner appointed by the Director of the Department.  The proceedings for review of such disputes
shall be conducted by the hearing examiner and a decision rendered pursuant to
the applicable procedural requirements of Sections 51016-51047 of
Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations regarding provider audit appeals with the following
exceptions.

 

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(1)           There
shall be no informal hearing.

 

(2)           All
references to a hearing officer shall apply to the independent hearing examiner
appointed by the Director of the Department.

 

(b)           The
State and Provider stipulate recognition that the Provider Audit Appeals provisions
referenced in (a) of this Paragraph were enacted as an administrative
mechanism for disputing audit or examination findings regarding the Provider’s
cost report.  The obligations of the
parties to this Contract are not predicated upon a reimbursement of cost basis
and, for that reason, many of the provisions of Section 51016-51047 of
Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations, such as cost reports, amended cost reports, audit
reports, amended audit reports, home office-chain organization related
entities, and informal hearing will not be applicable in the resolution of
disputes arising under this Contract.  “Applicable
procedural requirements” is employed in (a) of this Paragraph to render
irrelevant such inapplicable provisions.

 

6.18         Conflict of Interest

 

(a)           The
Provider is subject to the terms and conditions of Section 51466 of
Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations as promulgated pursuant to Sections 14022, 14124.5,
14030 and 14031 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, and must submit a Medi-Cal Personal Disclosure Statement of
Significant Beneficial Interest form as provided by the Department.

 

(b)           This
Contract shall be terminated immediately if it is determined that a state
officer or state employee responsible for development, negotiation, contract
management, or supervision of this Contract has a financial interest in the
Contract as that term is defined in Section 97103 of the Government Code
and the regulations

 

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adopted
pursuant thereto.

 

6.19         Confidentiality of
Information

 

(a)           No
provision of this Contract withstanding, names of persons receiving public
social services are confidential and are to be protected from unauthorized
disclosure in accordance with Title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations Section 205.50; Sections 10850 and 14100.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code; and, regulations adopted
pursuant thereto.  For the purpose of
this Contract, all information, records, and data elements pertaining to
beneficiaries shall be protected by the Provider from unauthorized disclosure.

 

(b)           With
respect to any identifiable information concerning beneficiaries under this
Contract that is obtained by the Provider, the Provider:

 

(1)           Shall
not use any such information for any purpose other than carrying out the
express terms of this Contract;

 

(2)           Shall
promptly transmit to the Department all requests for disclosure of such
information;

 

(3)           Shall
not disclose, except as otherwise specifically permitted by this Contract, any
such information to any party other than the Department without the Department’s
prior written authorization specifying that the information may be released
under Title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations Section 205.50; Sections 10850 and 14100.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code; and, regulations adopted
pursuant thereto; and

 

(4)           Shall,
at the termination of this Contract, return all such information to the
Department or maintain such information according to written procedures sent to
the Provider by the Department for this purpose.

 

6.20         Confidentiality of
Contractual Provisions

 

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This
Contract and its terms shall remain confidential and the terms of the Contract
may be disclosed by the parties only in accordance with the disclosure time
limits set out in Government Code Section 6254(q).

 

6.21         Additional Provisions

 

Provider
shall comply with Paragraphs 1.0 through 6.0 as set forth in “Appendix B”,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, but only to the
extent that it is mandated by law that the State incorporate and enforce such
provisions in this Contract, and the Provider reserves any and all rights it
may have to seek administrative and/or judicial review with respect to such
provisions.

 

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EXECUTION

 

This
Contract shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by both
Parties below.

 

	
  Executed
  on

  
	
   

  
	
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  at

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  State, Zip)

  	
   

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Alta
  Healthcare System, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Type
  Name and Title

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  on 

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  at

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Sacramento,
  California

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  STATE OF
  CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Diana
  M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H.

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  

 

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APPENDIX A

 

	
  I.

  	
   

  	
  SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY HOSPITAL OR ITS
  DELEGATE UNDER THIS CONTRACT AND NOT REIMBURSABLE

  

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  UNIVERSAL BILLING

  CODES

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, TRAUMA

  	
   

  	
  208

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, POST ICU

  	
   

  	
  206

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, PEDIATRIC

  	
   

  	
  203

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, LUNG TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  083

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  084

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, HEART TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  086

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, LIVER TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  087

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  088

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  089

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, BURN CARE IN LICENSED BURN
  CENTER BEDS

  	
   

  	
  207

  	
   

  
	
  CORONARY CARE, GENERAL

  	
   

  	
  210

  	
   

  
	
  CORONARY CARE, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

  	
   

  	
  211

  	
   

  
	
  CORONARY CARE, OTHER

  	
   

  	
  219

  	
   

  
	
  CORONARY CARE, PULMONARY CARE

  	
   

  	
  212

  	
   

  
	
  CORONARY CARE, POST CCU

  	
   

  	
  214

  	
   

  
	
  NURSERY, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE

  	
   

  	
  175

  	
   

  
	
  LITHOTRIPSY

  	
   

  	
  090

  	
   

  
	
  ADMINISTRATIVE DAY

  	
   

  	
  098

  	
  *

  
	
  REHABILITATION - PRIVATE

  	
   

  	
  118

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION - SEMI-PRIVATE 2 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  128

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION - SEMI-PRIVATE 3 OR 4 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  138

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION - WARD (MEDICAL OR GENERAL)

  	
   

  	
  158

  	
   

  

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  CPT-4 CODES

  	
   

  
	
  CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION 

  	
   

  	
  93501-93562

  	
   

  
	
  CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 

  	
   

  	
  33010-37799

  	
   

  
	
  ABORTIONS

  	
   

  	
  59840-59857 

  	
   

  
	
  STERILIZATION

  	
   

  	
  55250,55450,56301,56302 

  	
   

  
	
  STERILIZATION

  	
   

  	
  58600,58605,58611,58615 

  	
   

  
	
  NEUROSURGERY

  	
   

  	
  61000-64999

  	
   

  
	
  CORNEAL TRANSPLANTS 

  	
   

  	
  65710,65730,65750,65755 

  	
   

  
	
  RADIATION THERAPY 

  	
   

  	
  77261-77499,77750-77799 

  	
   

  
	
  THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE 

  	
   

  	
  79000-79999

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 

  	
   

  	
  70336,70540 

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 

  	
   

  	
  70551-70553,71550

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 

  	
   

  	
  72141-72142,72146-72149

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 

  	
   

  	
  72156-72158,72196

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 

  	
   

  	
  73220-73221,73720-73721

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 

  	
   

  	
  74181,75552,75554-75556 

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 

  	
   

  	
  76093-76094,76400

  	
   

  
	
  HYPERBARIC OXYGEN

  	
   

  	
  99183

  	
   

  

 

*BILLABLE
ONLY OUTSIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT.

 

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APPENDIX B

 

1.0                                 Fair
Employment Practices

 

(a)                                  In
the performance of this Contract, the Provider shall not discriminate against
any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion,
ancestry, sex, age, national origin, physical handicap, mental condition,
sexual orientation, or marital status. 
The Contractor shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants
are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to
their race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, national origin, mental
condition, physical handicap, marital status, or sexual orientation.  Such action shall include, but not be limited
to the following:  employment, upgrading,
demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or
termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for
training, including apprenticeship.  The
Contractor shall post in conspicuous places, available to employees and
applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the State setting forth
the provisions of this Fair Employment Practices section.

 

(b)                                 The
Provider shall permit access to his records of employment, employment
advertisements, application forms, and other pertinent date and records by the
State Fair Employment and Housing Commission, or any other agency of the State
of California designated by the State, for the purposes of investigation to
ascertain compliance with the Fair Employment Practices section of this
Contract

 

(c)                                  Remedies
for Unlawful Employment Practice:

 

(1)                                  The
State may determine an unlawful practice under the Fair Employment Practices
section of this Contract to have occurred upon receipt of a final judgment
having that effect from a court in an action to which Provider was a party, or
upon receipt of a written notice from the Fair Employment and Housing
Commission that it has investigated and determined that the Provider has
violated the provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act and has issued
an order, under Government Code Section 12970, which has become final.

 

(2)                                  For
unlawful practices under this Fair Employment Practices section, the State
shall have the right to terminate this Contract after a determination pursuant
to (c)(1) of this section has been made.

 

Any
loss or damage sustained by the State in securing a replacement provider to
render the services contracted for under this Contract shall be borne and paid
for by the Provider and the State may deduct from any moneys due to that
thereafter may become due to the Provider, the difference between the price
named in the contract and the actual cost thereof to the State.

 

(d)                                 Provider
agrees to comply with Title 2, Division 3, Part 2.8 (Government
Code Sections 12900 et seq.), any
amendments thereto, and any regulation adopted pursuant to that part.

 

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2.0                                 Nondiscrimination
in Services, Benefits and Facilities

 

(a)                                  The
Provider shall not discriminate in the provision of services because of race,
color, religion, national origin, sex, age, mental or physical handicap or
sexual orientation as provided by state and federal law.

 

(b)                                 For
the purposes of this Contract, distinctions on the grounds of race, color,
religion, national origin, sex, age or mental or physical handicap or sexual
orientation include but are not limited to the following:  denying a beneficiary any service or benefit
which is different, or is provided in a different manner or at a different time
from that provided other beneficiaries under this Contract; subjecting a beneficiary
to segregation or separate treatment in any matter related to his receipt of
any service; restricting a beneficiary in any way in the enjoyment, advantage
or privilege enjoyed by others receiving any service or benefit; treating a
beneficiary differently from others in determining whether the beneficiary
satisfied any admission, eligibility, other requirement or condition which
individuals must meet in order to be provided any benefit; the assignment of
times or places for the provision of services on the basis of the race, color,
religion, national origin, age, mental or physical handicap or sexual
orientation of the beneficiaries to be served.

 

(c)                                  The
Provider shall take affirmative action to ensure that services to intended
beneficiaries are provided without regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, age, mental or physical handicap or sexual orientation.

 

3.0                                 Clean
Air and Water

 

(This
paragraph 3.0 applicable only if the Contract exceeds $100,000, or the Federal
Contracting Officer or State has determined that orders under an indefinite
quantity contract in any one year will exceed $100,000, or a facility to be
used has been the subject of a conviction under the Clean Air Act (42 USC
1857c-8(c)(1)) or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 USC 1319(c) and
is listed by EPA, or the contract is not otherwise exempt.)

 

(a)                                  The
Provider agrees as follows:

 

(1)                                  To
comply with all the requirements of Section 114 of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (42 USC 1857, et seq., as
amended by Pub.L. 91-604) and Section 308 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 USC 1351 et seq., as
amended by Pub.L., 92-500), respectively relating tot inspection monitoring,
entry, reports, and information, as well as other requirements specified in Section 114
and Section 308 of the Air Act and the Water Act, respectively, and all
regulations and guidelines issued thereunder before the award of this Contract.

 

(2)                                  No
obligation required by this Contract will be performed in a facility listed on
the Environmental Protection Agency List of Violating Facilities on the date
when this contract was executed unless and until the EPA eliminates the name of
such facility or facilities from such listing.

 

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(3)                                  To
use its best efforts to comply with clean air standards and clean water
standards at the facility in which the services are being performed.

 

(4)                                  To
insert the substance of the provisions of this Paragraph 3.0 into any
written delegation.

 

(b)                                 The
terms used in this Paragraph have the following meanings:

 

(1)                                  The
term “Air Act” means the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 USC 1857 et seq., as amended by Pub.L. 91-604).

 

(2)                                  The
terms “Water Act” means Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 USC
1251 et seq., as amended by Pub.L. 92-500).

 

(3)                                  The
term “clean air standards” means any enforceable rules, regulations,
guidelines, standards, limitations, orders, controls, prohibitions, or other
which are contained in, issued under, or otherwise adopted pursuant to the Air
Act or Executive Order 11738, an approved implementation procedure or plan
under section 110(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857c-5(d), an
approved implementation procedure or plan under section 111(c) or
section 111(d), or an approved implementation procedure under section 112(d) of
the Air Act (42 USC 1857c-7(d)).

 

(4)                                  The
terms “clean water standards” means any enforceable limitation, control,
condition, prohibition, standard or other requirement which is promulgated
pursuant to the Water Act or contained in a permit issued to a discharger by
the Environmental Protection Agency or by a state under an approved program, as
authorized by Section 402 of the Water Act (33 USC 1317).

 

(5)                                  The
term “compliance” means compliance with clean air or water standards.  Compliance shall also mean compliance with a
schedule or plan ordered or approved by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
Environmental Protection Agency or an air or water pollution control agency in
accordance with the requirements of the Air Act or Water Act and regulations
issued pursuant thereto.

 

(6)                                  The
term “facility” means any building, plan, installation, structure, mine, vessel
or other floating craft, location, or site of operations, owned, leased, or
supervised by a Provider or delegate, to be utilized in the performance of a
contract of delegation.  Where a location
or site of operations contains or includes more than one building, plant,
installation, or structure, the entire location or site shall be deemed to be a
facility except where the Director, Office of Federal Activities, Environmental
Protection Agency, determines that independent facilities are collected in one
geographical area.

 

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4.0                                 Utilization
of Small Business Concerns

 

(a)                                  It
is the policy of the Federal Government and the State as declared by the
Congress and the State Legislature that a fair proportion of the purchases and
contracts for supplies and services for the State be placed with small business
concerns.

 

(b)                                 The
Provider shall accomplish the maximum amount of delegation to and purchases of
goods or services from small business concerns that the Contractor finds to be
consistent with the efficient performance of this Contract.

 

5.0                                 Utilization
of Minority Business Enterprises

 

(a)                                  It
is the policy of the Federal Government and the State that minority business
enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in
the performance of State contracts.

 

(b)                                 The
Provider agrees to use its best efforts to carry out this policy in its
delegations and purchases of goods to the fullest extent consistent with the
efficient performance of this Contract. 
As used in this Contract, the terms “minority business enterprise” means
a business, at least 50 percent of which is owned by minority group members or,
in the case of public owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which
is owned by minority group members.  For
the purpose of this definition, minority group members are Black, Asian, Spanish-speaking/Surnamed,
Filipino, Polynesian, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.  Non-minority women-owned firms may be
included when business is 50 percent owned and operated by a woman and the
co-owner is not her husband, or 51 percent (or greater) which owned and
operated by a woman and the co-owner is her husband, and/or is publicly
owned.  Providers may rely on written
representations from businesses regarding their status as minority business
regarding their status as minority business enterprises in lieu of an
independent investigation.

 

6.0                                 Provision
of Bilingual Services

 

(a)                                  When
the community potentially served by the Provider consists of non-English or
limited-English speaking persons, the Provider shall take all steps necessary
to develop and maintain an appropriate capability for communicating in any
necessary second language, including, but not limited to the employment of, or
contracting for, in public contact positions of persons qualified in the
necessary second languages in a number sufficient to ensure full and effective
communication between the non-English and limited-English speaking applicants
for, and beneficiaries of, the facility’s services and the facility’s
employees.

 

Provider
may comply with this paragraph 6.0 by providing sufficient qualified
translators to provide translation

 

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in
any necessary second language for any patient, caller or applicant for service,
within ten minutes of need for translation. 
Provider shall maintain immediate translation capability in the
emergency room when five percent of the emergency room patients or applicants
for emergency room services are non-English or limited-English speaking
persons.

 

Provider
shall provide immediate translation to non-English or limited-English speaking
patients whose condition is such that failure to immediately translate would
risk serious impairment.  Provider shall
post notices in prominent places in the facility of the availability of
translation in the necessary second languages.

 

(b)                                 As
used in this Paragraph:

 

(1)                                “Non-English
or limited English speaking persons” refers to persons whose primary language
is a language other than English;

 

(2)                                “Necessary
second language” refers to a language, other than English, which is the primary
language of at least five percent (5%) of either the community potentially
served by the contracting facility or of the facility’s patient population; and

 

(3)                                “Community
potentially served by the contracting facility” refers to the geographic area
from which the facility derives eighty percent (80%) of its patient population.

 

(4)                                “Qualified
translator” is a person fluent in English and in the necessary second language,
familiar with medical terminology, and who can accurately speak, read, write
and readily interpret in the necessary second language.

 

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CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 1

 

	
  Contract No. 

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital: 

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC. 

  
	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 

  
	
  Address: 

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard 

  
	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  AND

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital: 

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC. 

  
	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK

  
	
  Address: 

  	
  13222 Bloomfield Avenue

  
	
   

  	
  Norwalk, CA 
  90650

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS. INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State,” and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK, hereinafter designated “the
Provider,” entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122) for provision
of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000.

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Section 6.11 of said Contract, the Contract
is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Amendment of 6.1 - Integration Clause

 

6.1
– Integration Clause is hereby amended to
read:

 

The
State and Provider declare that this instrument, including Appendix A, Appendix
B and Appendix D, contains a total integration of all rights and obligations of
both parties.  There are no extrinsic
conditions or collateral agreements or

 

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undertakings
of any kind. In regarding this instrument as the full and final expression of
their Contract it is the express intention of both the State and the Provider
that any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements, promises, negotiations,
or representations, either oral or written, relating to the subject matter and
period of time governed by this instrument which are not expressly set forth
herein are to have no force, effect, or legal consequence of any kind.

 

Paragraph
Two – Addition of Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby added as follows:

 

2

 

APPENDIX
D

 

EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FUND

 

This
Appendix D is added to the Contract between the parties for the provision of
hospital inpatient services.

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 14085.6 relating to negotiations and disbursements
from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund, the parties hereby
additionally agree as follows:

 

A.            Services

 

In
addition to any other promises and services agreed to be provided pursuant to
this Contract, Provider agrees:

 

(1)           To remain a Contract provider within
the Selective Provider Contracting Program and not to issue a notice of
termination of this Contract pursuant to Section 6.15 until on or after March 1,
2001.

 

(2)           To maintain its current emergency
room licensure status until June 30, 2001.

 

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B.            Payments

 

In
addition to any other payments made to Provider pursuant to this Contract, and
in consideration of the agreements set out in Section A above, the State
hereby agrees to pay the Provider a total of *** from the Emergency Services
and Supplemental Payments Fund for services rendered from July 1, 2000
through June 30, 2001.  Payments
shall be made in the following amounts on the following dates, or as soon
thereafter as practicable:

 

(1)           on October 1, 2000, the amount
of ***;

 

(2)           on December 1, 2000, the amount
of ***;

 

(3)           on February 1, 2001, the amount
of ***.

 

C.            Hold Harmless and Right Of
Set-Off

 

(1)           It is understood that payments made
to the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D include State and matching federal
funds.  The State shall be held harmless
from any federal disallowance or withholding resulting from payments made to
Provider pursuant to this Appendix D and the Provider shall be liable for any
reduced federal financial participation resulting from the payment of funds
pursuant to Appendix D.  In the event of
federal disallowance or withholding of federal financial participation for any
payments made to the Provider pursuant to Appendix D, at the time of the
federal disallowance or withholding, the State may, in its sole discretion,
recover from

 

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the
Provider the amount of funds disallowed and paid by the State to the
Provider.  Provider agrees that the
amount of any such disallowance may be recouped by the Department by
withholding the amount due from what would otherwise be the State’s liability
to the Provider under this Contract or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment
from the Provider, or a combination of these two methods.  If after federal disallowance or withholding,
and State recovery or set-off of funds paid to the Provider, the State regains
the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the funds shall be repaid by the
State to the Provider.

 

(2)           Any recoupment by the State pursuant
to subsection (1) shall be limited to the amount of federal financial
participation recouped from the State by the federal government with respect to
actual payments made to the Provider under this Appendix D.

 

D.            Breach

 

(1)           If, subsequent to receiving payments
pursuant to the provisions of this Appendix D, Provider breaches any of the
service provisions set forth in Section A above, the State may, in its
sole discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds paid by the
State to the Provider pursuant to Appendix D. 
Provider agrees that the amount of any such payments may be recouped by
the Department by withholding the amount due from what would otherwise be the
State’s liability to Provider under this

 

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Contract
or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider, or a combination
of these two methods.

 

(2)           The recovery of funds paid pursuant
to this Appendix D, however, shall not preclude the State from pursuing
additional damages in the event that the Provider breaches Section A(l) above
relating to termination.  In the event
Provider terminates this Contract in violation of Section A(l) above,
the State may, in its sole discretion, pursue all lawful remedies to recover its
damages caused by Provider’s breach.

 

Paragraph
Three – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on September 28,
2000.

 

Paragraph
Four – Incorporation of Contract Rights. Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of said Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

6

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
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  STATE OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Diana
  M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H.

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  

 

7

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 2

 

	
  Contract No. 

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital: 

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC. 

  
	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 

  
	
  Address: 

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard 

  
	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330 

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  AND

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital: 

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC. 

  
	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK

  
	
  Address: 

  	
  13222 Bloomfield Avenue

  
	
   

  	
  Norwalk, CA 
  90650

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government
Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 2 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and Alta Los
Angeles Hospitals, Inc., doing business as Los Angeles Community Hospital
and Los Angeles Community Hospital of Norwalk, hereinafter designated “the
Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122) for provision
of inpatient hospital services executed September 14, 2000, and
subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Section 6.11 of said Contract, the Contract
is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Amendment of 4.1 – Rate Structure; Contingent Liability of State

 

4.1
– Rate Structure; Contingent Liability of State is hereby amended to
read:

 

Provided
that there shall first have been a submission of claims in accordance with
Paragraph 4.3 of this Contract, the Provider shall be paid at the
all-inclusive rate per patient per day of *** for inpatient services provided
to beneficiaries.

 

1

 

Paragraph
Two – Addition of 6.22 – Prohibition of Use of State Funds to Assist, Promote,
or Deter Union Organizing

 

6.22
– Prohibition of Use of State Funds to Assist, Promote, or Deter Union
Organizing is hereby added as follows:

 

In
accordance with Government Code Section 16645, et seq., Contractor shall
not use state funds to assist, promote, or deter union organizing during the
life of this Contract, including any extensions or renewals of this Contract.

 

Paragraph
Three – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

If
this Amendment is signed by the Provider and returned to the California Medical
Assistance Commission within thirty (30) days of January 25, 2001, then
the contract changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on January 25,
2001.  If this Amendment is not signed
and returned within thirty days, then the contract changes agreed to in this
Amendment shall be effective on the date the contract is signed by both
parties.

 

2

 

Paragraph
Four – Incorporation of Contract rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of said contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

3

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
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  on

  
	
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  at

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  Type
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  on 

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  at

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Sacramento,
  California

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  STATE OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Diana
  M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H.

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  

 

4

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 3

 

	
  Contract No. 

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital: 

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC. 

  
	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 

  
	
  Address: 

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard 

  
	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330 

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  AND

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital: 

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC. 

  
	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK

  
	
  Address: 

  	
  13222 Bloomfield Avenue

  
	
   

  	
  Norwalk, CA 
  90650

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government
Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 3 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL and
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK, hereinafter designated “the Provider”,
entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122) for provision of inpatient
hospital services executed September 14, 2000, and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Section 6.11 of said Contract, the Contract
is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Amendment of Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended as follows:

 

1

 

Appendix
D

 

EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FUND

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 14085.6 relating to negotiations and disbursements
from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund, the parties hereby
additionally agree as follows:

 

A.                                   Services

 

In
addition to any other promises and services agreed to be provided pursuant to
this Contract, Provider agrees:

 

(1)           To remain a contract provider within
the Selective Provider Contracting Program and not to issue a notice of
termination of this Contract pursuant to Section 6.15 until on or before March 1,
2002.

 

(2)           To maintain its current emergency
room licensure status until June 30, 2002.

 

2

 

B.            Payments

 

In
addition to any other payments made to Provider pursuant to this Contract, and
in consideration of the agreements set out in Section A above, the State
hereby agrees to pay the Provider a total of *** from the Emergency Services
and Supplemental Payments Fund for services rendered from July 1, 2001
through June 30, 2002.  Payments
shall be made in the following amounts on the following dates, or as soon
thereafter as practicable:

 

(1)           on November 15, 2001, the amount
of ***;

 

(2)           on February 1, 2002, the amount
of ***.

 

C.            Hold Harmless and Right of
Set-Off

 

(1)           Provider must promptly return to the
Department of Health Services (Department) all payments received under this
amendment from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund (SB 1255
Fund) for the 2001-02 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the
Provider fails to meet the criteria for disproportionate share hospital (DSH)
status for the 2001-02 payment adjustment year. 
If the Provider fails to return the funds within 30 calendar days from
the time of the Department’s notification, the Department may off-set the
amount to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments which otherwise would be
payable by the Department to the Provider.

 

3

 

(2)           It is understood that payments made
to the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D include State and matching federal
funds.  The State shall be held harmless
from any federal disallowance or withholding resulting from payments made to
Provider pursuant to this Appendix D and the Provider shall be liable for
any reduced federal financial participation resulting from the payment of funds
pursuant to Appendix D.  In the
event of federal disallowance or withholding of federal financial participation
for any payments made to the Provider pursuant to Appendix D, at the time
of the federal disallowance or withholding, the State may, in its sole
discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds disallowed and paid
by the State to the Provider.  Provider
agrees that the amount of any such disallowance may be recouped by the Department
by withholding the amount due from what would otherwise be the State’s
liability to the Provider under this Contract or otherwise, seeking recovery by
payment from the Provider or a combination of these two methods.  If after federal disallowance or withholding,
and State recovery or set-off of funds paid to the Provider, the State regains
the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the funds shall be repaid by the
State to the Provider.

 

(3)           Any recoupment by the State pursuant
to subsection (2) shall be limited to the amount of federal financial
participation recouped from the State by the federal government with respect to
actual payments made to the Provider under this Appendix D.

 

4

 

D.            Breach

 

(1)           If, subsequent to receiving payments
pursuant to the provisions of this Appendix D, Provider breaches any of
the service provisions set forth in Section A above, the State may, in its
sole discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds paid by the
State to the Provider pursuant to Appendix D.  Provider agrees that the amount of any such
payments may be recouped by the Department by withholding the amount due from
what would otherwise be the State’s liability to Provider under this Contract
or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider, or a combination
of these two methods.

 

(2)           The recovery of funds paid pursuant
to this Appendix D, however, shall not preclude the State from pursuing
additional damages in the event that the Provider breaches Section A(1) above
relating to termination.  In the event
Provider terminates this Contract in violation of Section A(1) above,
the State may, in its sole discretion, pursue all lawful remedies to recover
its damages caused by Provider’s breach.

 

Paragraph
Two – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on September 20,
2001.

 

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Paragraph
Three – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of said Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

6

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
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  Diana
  M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H.

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  

 

7

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 4

 

	
  Contract No. 

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital: 

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC. 

  
	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 

  
	
  Address: 

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard 

  
	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330 

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 4 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services executed September 14, 2000,
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Section 6.11 of said Contract, the Contract
is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Amendment of 6.1 Integration Clause

 

6.1
– Integration Clause is hereby amended to read:

 

The
State and Provider declare that this instrument, including Appendix A,
Appendix B and Appendix D, contains a total integration of all rights
and obligations of both parties.  There
are no extrinsic conditions or collateral agreements or undertakings of any
kind.  In regarding this instrument as
the full and final

 

1

 

expression
of their Contract it is the express intention of both the State and the
Provider that any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements, promises,
negotiations or representations, either oral or written, relating to the
subject matter and period of time governed by this instrument which are not
expressly set forth herein are to have no force, effect, or legal consequence
of any kind.

 

Paragraph
Two – Amendment of Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended to read:

 

2

 

Appendix
D

 

EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FUND

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 14085.6 relating to negotiations and disbursements
from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund, the parties hereby
additionally agree as follows:

 

While
it is the intent of the parties that Provider receive the benefit of the
additional payments set forth herein for services provided to beneficiaries, it
is understood by the parties that the continued approval of the Selective Provider
Contracting Program (SPCP) waiver is pending with the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS).

 

It
is also understood that CMS may place restrictions, limitations, or conditions
upon the continued operation of the SPCP that may affect the implementation of
the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Program (ESSPP) and the
provisions, terms, or funding intended by this Amendment.

 

It
is further understood and agreed that payments for services agreed to in this
Amendment are subject to any future restrictions, limitations or conditions
placed upon the Selective Provider Contracting Program by CMS, if any.  Further, the terms of this

 

3

 

Amendment
may need to be renegotiated to reflect any CMS restrictions, limitations or
conditions.

 

It
is recognized that the administration of the ESSPP and the terms of this
Amendment involve complex calculations and determinations affecting all ESSPP
eligible hospitals.  Further, the amount
available to any eligible hospitals. 
Further, the amount available to any eligible hospital is dependent upon
the total amount of funds that can be expended within the ESSPP and the
individual amounts paid to other eligible hospitals.  Therefore, it is agreed that the determination
of the effect of CMS action upon the SPCP waiver and the ESSPP and the
necessity to renegotiate the terms of this Amendment shall rest solely with the
California Medical Assistance Commission.

 

B.                                     Services

 

In
addition to any other promises and services agreed to be provided pursuant to
this Contract, Provider agrees to maintain its current emergency room licensure
status until December 31, 2002.

 

4

 

B.            Payments

 

In
addition to any other payments made to Provider pursuant to this Contract, and
in consideration of the agreements set out in Section A above, the State
hereby agrees to pay the Provider a total of *** from the Emergency Services
and Supplemental Payments Fund for services rendered from July 1, 2002
through December 31, 2002.  Payments
shall be made in the following amounts on the following dates, or as soon
thereafter as practicable:

 

(1)           on November 21, 2002, the amount
of ***;

 

(2)           on January 15, 2003, the amount
of ***.

 

C.            Hold Harmless and Right of
Set-Off

 

(1)           Provider must promptly return to the
Department of Health Services (Department) all payments received under this
amendment from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund (SB 1255
Fund) for the 2002-03 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the
Provider fails to meet the criteria for disproportionate share hospital (DSH)
status for the 2002-03 payment adjustment year. 
If the Provider fails to return the funds within 30 calendar days from
the time of the Department’s notification, the Department may off-set the
amount to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments which otherwise would be
payable by the Department to the Provider.

 

5

 

(2)           It is understood that payments made
to the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D include State and matching
federal funds.  The State shall be held
harmless from any federal disallowance or withholding resulting from payments
made to Provider pursuant to this Appendix D and the Provider shall be
liable for any reduced federal financial participation resulting from the
payment of funds pursuant to Appendix D. 
In the event of federal disallowance or withholding of federal financial
participation for any payments made to the Provider pursuant to
Appendix D, at the time of the federal disallowance or withholding, the
State may, in its sole discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of
funds disallowed and paid by the State to the Provider.  Provider agrees that the amount of any such
disallowance may be recouped by the Department by withholding the amount due
from what would otherwise be the State’s liability to the Provider under this
Contract or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider or a
combination of these two methods.  If
after federal disallowance or withholding, and State recovery or set-off of
funds paid to the Provider, the State regains the federal funds disallowed or
withheld, then the funds shall be repaid by the State to the Provider.

 

(3)           Any recoupment by the State pursuant
to subsection (2) shall be limited to the amount of federal financial
participation recouped from the State by the federal government with respect to
actual payments made to the Provider under this Appendix D.

 

6

 

D.            Breach

 

(1)           If, subsequent to receiving payments
pursuant to the provisions of this Appendix D, Provider breaches any of
the service provisions set forth in Section A above, the State may, in its
sole discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds paid by the
State to the Provider pursuant to Appendix D.  Provider agrees that the amount of any such
payments may be recouped by the Department by withholding the amount due from
what would otherwise be the State’s liability to Provider under this Contract
or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider, or a combination
of these two methods.

 

(2)           The recovery of funds paid pursuant
to this Appendix D, however, shall not preclude the State from pursuing additional
damages in the event that the Provider breaches Section A(1) above
relating to termination.  In the event
Provider terminates this Contract in violation of Section A(1) above,
the State may, in its sole discretion, pursue all lawful remedies to recover
its damages caused by Provider’s breach.

 

7

 

Paragraph
Three – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on November 21,
2002.

 

Paragraph
Four – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of said Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

8

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
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  Diana
  M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H.

  Director 

  Department of Health Services

  
						

 

9

 

FOR
HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 5

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 5 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services executed September 14, 2000,
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Section 6.11 of said Contract, the Contract
is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Amendment of Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended to read:

 

1

 

Appendix
D

 

EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FUND

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 14085.6 relating to negotiations and disbursements
from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund, the parties hereby
additionally agree as follows:

 

C.                                     Services

 

In
addition to any other promises and services agreed to be provided pursuant to
this Contract, Provider agrees to maintain its current emergency room licensure
status until May 31, 2003.

 

2

 

B.            Payments

 

In
addition to any other payments made to Provider pursuant to this Contract, and
in consideration of the agreements set out in Section A above, the State
hereby agrees to pay the Provider a total of *** from the Emergency Services
and Supplemental Payments Fund for services rendered from January 1, 2003
through May 31, 2003.  Payments
shall be made in the following amounts on the following dates, or as soon
thereafter as practicable:

 

(1)           on April 10, 2003, the amount of
***;

 

(2)           on June 1, 2003, the amount of
***.

 

C.            Hold Harmless and Right of
Set-Off

 

(1)           Provider must promptly return to the
Department of Health Services (Department) all payments received under this
amendment from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund (SB 1255
Fund) for the 2002-03 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the
Provider fails to meet the criteria for disproportionate share hospital (DSH)
status for the 2002-03 payment adjustment year. 
If the Provider fails to return the funds within 30 calendar days from
the time of the Department’s notification, the Department may off-set the amount
to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments which otherwise would be payable
by the Department to the Provider.

 

3

 

(2)           It is understood that payments made
to the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D include State and matching
federal funds.  The State shall be held
harmless from any federal disallowance or withholding resulting from payments
made to Provider pursuant to this Appendix D and the Provider shall be
liable for any reduced federal financial participation resulting from the
payment of funds pursuant to Appendix D. 
In the event of federal disallowance or withholding of federal financial
participation for any payments made to the Provider pursuant to Appendix D,
at the time of the federal disallowance or withholding, the State may, in its
sole discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds disallowed and
paid by the State to the Provider. 
Provider agrees that the amount of any such disallowance may be recouped
by the Department by withholding the amount due from what would otherwise be
the State’s liability to the Provider under this Contract or otherwise, seeking
recovery by payment from the Provider or a combination of these two
methods.  If after federal disallowance
or withholding, and State recovery or set-off of funds paid to the Provider,
the State regains the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the funds
shall be repaid by the State to the Provider.

 

(3)           Any recoupment by the State pursuant
to subsection (2) shall be limited to the amount of federal financial
participation recouped from the State by the federal government with respect to
actual payments made to the Provider under this Appendix D.

 

4

 

D.            Breach

 

(1)           If, subsequent to receiving payments
pursuant to the provisions of this Appendix D, Provider breaches any of
the service provisions set forth in Section A above, the State may, in its
sole discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds paid by the
State to the Provider pursuant to Appendix D.  Provider agrees that the amount of any such
payments may be recouped by the Department by withholding the amount due from
what would otherwise be the State’s liability to Provider under this Contract
or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider, or a combination
of these two methods.

 

(2)           The recovery of funds paid pursuant
to this Appendix D, however, shall not preclude the State from pursuing
additional damages in the event that the Provider breaches Section A(1) above
relating to termination.  In the event
Provider terminates this Contract in violation of Section A(1) above,
the State may, in its sole discretion, pursue all lawful remedies to recover
its damages caused by Provider’s breach.

 

5

 

Paragraph
Two – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on April 10, 2003.

 

Paragraph
Three – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All other terms and
provisions of said Contract shall remain in full force and effect, so that all
rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the parties hereto otherwise
remain unchanged.

 

6

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
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  Diana
  M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H. 

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  
					

 

7

 

FOR
HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 6

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 6 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State,” and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider,” entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Section 6.11 of said Contract, the Contract
is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One - Amendment of 4.1 - Rate Structure; Contingent Liability of State

 

4.1 – Rate Structure; Contingent Liability
of State is hereby amended to read:

 

Provided
that there shall first have been a submission of claims in accordance with
Paragraph 4.3 of this Contract, the Provider shall be paid the all-inclusive
rate per patient per day of *** for inpatient services provided to
beneficiaries.

 

1

 

Paragraph
Two – Amendment of Appendix A

 

Appendix
A is hereby amended to read:

 

2

 

	
  APPENDIX A

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  HOSPITAL NAME:

  	
   

  	
  Los
  Angeles Community

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Hospital,
  A-6

  
	
  DATE PREPARED:

  	
   

  	
  April 22,
  2003

  
	
  EFFECTIVE DATE:

  	
   

  	
  May 8,
  2003

  
	
  PREPARED BY:

  	
   

  	
  Karen
  Thalhammer

  

 

I.                                         SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY HOSPITAL UNDER THIS
CONTRACT AND NOT REIMBURSABLE

 

	
  CODES

  	
   

  	
  UNIVERSAL
  BILLING

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, TRAUMA

  	
   

  	
  208

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, POST ICU

  	
   

  	
  206

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, PEDIATRIC

  	
   

  	
  203

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, LUNG TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  083

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  084

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, HEART TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  086

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, LIVER TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  087

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  088

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  089

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, BURN CARE IN LICENSED  BURN CENTER BEDS

  	
   

  	
  207

  	
   

  
	
  CORONARY
  CARE, POST CCU

  	
   

  	
  214

  	
   

  
	
  NURSERY,
  NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE

  	
   

  	
  175

  	
   

  
	
  LITHOTRIPSY

  	
   

  	
  090

  	
   

  
	
  ADMINISTRATIVE
  DAY

  	
   

  	
  098

  	
  *

  
	
  REHABILITATION
  – PRIVATE

  	
   

  	
  118

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION
  – SEMI-PRIVATE 2 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  128

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION
  SEMI-PRIVATE 3 OR 4 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  138

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION
  – WARD (MEDICAL OR GENERAL)

  	
   

  	
  158

  	
   

  

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  CPT
  CODES

  	
   

  
	
  CARDIAC
  CATHETERIZATION

  	
   

  	
  93501-93562

  	
   

  
	
  CARDIOVASCULAR
  SURGERY

  	
   

  	
  33010-37799

  	
   

  
	
  ABORTIONS

  	
   

  	
  59840-59857

  	
   

  
	
  NEUROSURGERY

  	
   

  	
  61000-64999

  	
   

  
	
  CORNEAL
  TRANSPLANTS

  	
   

  	
  65710,
  65730, 65750, 65755

  	
   

  
	
  RADIATION
  THERAPY

  	
   

  	
  77261-77499,77750-77799

  	
   

  
	
  THERAPEUTIC
  NUCLEAR MEDICINE

  	
   

  	
  79000-79999

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  70336,
  70540

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  70551-70553,
  71550

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  72141-72142,
  72146-72149

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  72156-72158,72195-72197

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  73218-73225,73718-73725

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  74181-74185,75552-75556

  	
   

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  76093-76094,76400

  	
   

  
	
  HYPERBARIC
  OXYGEN

  	
   

  	
  99183

  	
   

  

 

*BILLABLE
ONLY OUTSIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT.

 

3

 

II.            ONLY
THE FOLLOWING PHYSICIAN SERVICES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE AND ARE
NOT SEPARATELY BILLED:

 

NONE

 

III.           ONLY
THE FOLLOWING OTHER PROVIDER SERVICES MAY BE BILLED FEE-FOR-SERVICE BY
SUCH PROVIDER AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ALL- INCLUSIVE CONTRACT RATE AS
SPECIFIED IN SECTION 4.1:

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  HCPC
  CODES

  	
   

  
	
  CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

  	
   

  	
  X9500-X9699

  	
   

  

 

 

IV.           ONLY
THE FOLLOWING OTHER DEVICES MAY BE BILLED FEE-FOR-SERVICE AND ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THE ALL-INCLUSIVE CONTRACT RATE AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 4.1:

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  HCPC
  CODES

  	
   

  
	
  PROSTHETIC DEVICES

  	
   

  	
  L5000-L8699

  	
   

  
	
  PROSTHETIC DEVICES

  	
   

  	
  X8800-X9299

  	
   

  
	
  ORTHOTIC DEVICES

  	
   

  	
  L0100-L4398

  	
   

  
	
  ORTHOTIC DEVICES

  	
   

  	
  X8100-X8599

  	
   

  

 

4

 

Paragraph
Three – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

If
this Amendment is signed by the Provider and returned to the California Medical
Assistance Commission within thirty (30) days of
                    ,
then the Contract changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on
                    .  If this Amendment is not signed and returned
within thirty days, then the Contract changes agreed to in this Amendment shall
be effective on the date the Contract is signed by both parties.

 

Paragraph
Four - Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of said Contract shall remain in full force and
effect so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

5

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
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  OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Diana
  M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H. 

  Director 

  Department of Health Services

  
					

 

6

 

FOR
HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 7

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 7 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State,” and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider,” entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Section 6.11 of said Contract, the Contract
is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Amendment of Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended to read:

 

1

 

APPENDIX D

 

EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS
FUND

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14085.6
relating to negotiations and disbursements from the Emergency Services and
Supplemental payments Fund, the parties hereby additionally agree as follows:

 

A.                                   Services

 

In
addition to any other promises and services agreed to be provided pursuant to
this Contract, Provider agrees to maintain its current emergency room licensure
status until December 31, 2003.

 

B.                                     Payments

 

In
addition to any other payments made to Provider pursuant to this Contract, and
subject to Subparagraph A above, the State hereby agrees to pay the Provider a
total of *** from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund for
services rendered from July 1, 2003 through November 30, 2003.  Payments shall be made in the following
amounts on the following dates, or as soon thereafter as practicable:

 

(1)                                  on
August 28, 2003, the amount of ***;

 

(2)                                  on
December 1, 2003, the amount of ***.

 

2

 

C.                                     Hold
Harmless and Right of Offset

 

(1)                                  Provider
must promptly return to the Department of Health Services (Department) all
payments received under this amendment from the Emergency Services and
Supplemental Payments Fund (SB 1255 Fund) for the 2003-04 state fiscal year if
the Department determines that the Provider fails to meet the criteria for
disproportionate share hospital (DSH) status, under Welfare and Institutions
Code Sections 14105.98 and 14163, for the 2003-04 payment adjustment year.  If the Provider fails to return the fund
within 30 calendar days from the time of the Department’s notification, the
Department may offset the amount to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments
which otherwise would be payable by the Department to the Provider, pursuant to
Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5.

 

(2)                                  It
is understood that payments made to the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D
include State and federal funds.  The
State shall be held harmless from any federal disallowance or withholding
resulting from payments made to Provider pursuant to this Appendix D and the
Provider shall be liable for any reduced federal financial participation
resulting from the payment of funds pursuant to Appendix D.  In the event of federal disallowance or
withholding of federal financial participation for any payments made to the
Provider pursuant to Appendix D, at the time of the federal disallowance or
withholding the State may, in is sole discretion, recover from the Provider the
amount of funds

 

3

 

disallowed
and paid by the State to the Provider. 
Provider agrees that the amount of any such disallowance may be recouped
by the Department by withholding and offsetting, under Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 14115.5, the amount due from what would otherwise be the
State’s liability to the Provider under this Contract or otherwise, seeking
recovery by payment from the Provider, or a combination of these two
methods.  If, after federal disallowance
or withholding and State recovery or offset of funds paid to the Provider, the
State regains the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the funds shall be
repaid by the State to the Provider.

 

(3)                                  Any
recoupment by the State pursuant to subsection (2) shall be limited to the
amount of federal financial participation recouped from the State by the
federal government with respect to actual payment made to the Provider under
this Appendix D.

 

4

 

D.                                    Breach

 

If,
subsequent to receiving payments pursuant to the provisions of this Appendix D,
Provider fails to comply with Subparagraph A above, the State may, in its sole
discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds paid by the State to
the Provider pursuant to Appendix D. 
Provider agrees that the amount of any such payments may be recouped by
the Department by withholding and offsetting, under Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 14115.5, the amount due from what would otherwise be the
State’s liability to Provider under this Contract or otherwise, seeking
recovery by payment from the Provider, or a combination of these two methods.

 

Paragraph
Two – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on August 28, 2003.

 

Paragraph
Three – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of said Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

5

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
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  on
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  (City,
  State, Zip)

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
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  California

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  STATE
  OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Diana
  M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H. 

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  
					

 

6

 

FOR
HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 8

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 8 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services executed September 14, 2000,
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Section 6.11 of said Contract, the Contract
is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Amendment of Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended to read:

 

1

 

APPENDIX
D

 

EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FUND

 

This
Appendix D supercedes any previous Appendix D of this Contract.

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 14085.6 relating to negotiations and disbursements
from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund, the parties hereby
additionally agree as follows:

 

D.                                    Services

 

In
addition to any other payments made to Provider pursuant to this Contract, and
subject to Subparagraph B of this Appendix D, the State agrees to pay
the Provider a total of *** from the Emergency Services and Supplemental
Payments Fund for services rendered from January 1, 2004 through May 31,
2004.  Payments shall be made in the
following amount on June 1, 2004, or as soon thereafter as practicable:

 

(1)                                  The
amount of ***.

 

2

 

B.                                     Recovery,
Right of Offset, and Hold Harmless

 

(1)                                  Provider
must promptly return to the Department of Health Services (Department) all
payments received under this amendment from the Emergency Services and
Supplemental Payments Fund (SB 1255 Fund) for the 2003-04 state fiscal year if
the Department determines that the Provider fails an anytime during the 2003-04
state fiscal year to meet the criteria for participation as specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14085.6.  Such criteria includes, but is not limited
to, the Provider receiving and maintaining disproportionate share hospital
(DSH) status, under Welfare and Institutions
Code Sections 14105.98 and 14163, for the 2003-04 DSH payment
adjustment year.  If the Provider fails
to return the funds within 30 calendar days from the time of the Department’s
notification, the Department may off-set the amount to be recovered against any
Medi-Cal payments which otherwise would be payable by the Department to the
Provider, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 14115.5.

 

(2)                                  It
is understood that payments made to the Provider pursuant to this
Appendix D include State and matching federal funds.  The State shall be held harmless from any
federal disallowance or withholding resulting from payments made to Provider
pursuant to this Appendix D and the Provider shall be liable for any
reduced federal financial participation resulting from the payment of funds
pursuant to Appendix D.  In the
event of federal disallowance or withholding of federal financial participation
for any payments made to the Provider pursuant to Appendix D, at the time
of the

 

3

 

federal
disallowance or withholding, the State may, in its sole discretion, recover
from the Provider the amount of funds disallowed and paid by the State to the
Provider.  Provider agrees that the
amount of any such disallowance may be recouped by the Department by
withholding and offsetting, under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5,
the amount due from what would otherwise be the State’s liability to the
Provider under this Contract or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the
Provider, or a combination of these two methods.  If, after federal disallowance or
withholding, and State recovery or set-off of funds paid to the Provider, the
State regains the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the funds shall be
repaid by the State to the Provider.

 

(3)                                  Any
recoupment by the State pursuant to subsection (2) shall be limited
to the amount of federal financial participation recouped from the State by the
federal government with respect to actual payments made to the Provider under
this Appendix D.

 

C.                                     Notice
of Termination

 

Notwithstanding Paragraph 6.15, Termination
Without Cause, Provider shall not exercise or attempt to exercise
paragraph 6.15 until After December 31, 2004.

 

4

 

D.                                    Remedy
for Provider’s Breach

 

(1)                                  If,
subsequent to receiving payments pursuant to the provisions of this
Appendix D, Provider fails to comply with Subparagraph C of this
Appendix D, the State may, in its sole discretion, recover from the
Provider the amount of funds paid by the State to the Provider pursuant to
Appendix D, which shall not be the State’s sole remedy.  Provider agrees that the amount of any such
payments may be recouped by the Department by withholding and offsetting, under
Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5, the amount due from what
would otherwise be the State’s liability to Provider under this Contract or
otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider, or a combination of
these two methods.

 

Paragraph
Two – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on May 13, 2004.

 

5

 

Paragraph
Three – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of said Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

SIGNATURES

 

The
signatories to this Amendment warrant that they have full and binding authority
to make the commitments contained herein on behalf of their respective
entities.

 

	
  Provider 

  	
   

  	
  State of California 

  Department of Health Services 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  
	
  Type
  Name

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Type
  Title

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  Date:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

6

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 9

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Facility:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba:

  	
  LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081

  	
  East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 9 TO CONTRACT NO. 00 - 83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is
amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One - Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended to read:

 

1

 

APPENDIX
D

 

EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FUND

 

This
version of Appendix D governs dates of services and related Medi-Cal
supplemental reimbursements for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2004-05.

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14085.6
relating to negotiations and disbursements from the Emergency Services and
Supplemental Payments Fund (SB 1255 Program), the parties agree as follows:

 

A.            Payment

 

(1)           In
addition to any other payments made to Provider pursuant to this Contract, and
subject to Section B of this Appendix D, the State agrees to pay the
Provider a total of *** from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments
Fund for services rendered from July 1, 2004 through November 30,
2004.  Payment shall be made in the
following amount on December 1, 2004, or as soon thereafter as
practicable.

 

(a)           The amount of ***.

 

2

 

(2)           The above payment to Provider is
conditioned upon the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund having
received sufficient new funds during SFY 2004-05 to meet all the S8 1255
Program’s payment objectives for services rendered from July 1, 2004
through November 30, 2004.  Until
such time as a sufficient amount of unencumbered funds has been deposited in
the Fund to support the non-federal portion of the SB 1255 Program’s total
payment objectives for this service period, and the coinciding portion of
federal financial participation funds are available, the State shall have no
obligation to make the above payment.

 

B.            Recovery,
Right of Offset, and Hold Harmless

 

(1)           Provider must promptly return to the
Department of Health Services (Department) all payments received under this
amendment from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund (SB 1255
Fund) for the 2004-05 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the
Provider fails to meet the criteria for participation, as specified in Welfare
and Institutions Code Section 14085.6, at anytime during the 2004-05 state
fiscal year.  Such criteria includes, but
is not limited to, the Provider receiving and maintaining disproportionate
share hospital (DSH) status, under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections
14105.98 and 14163, for the 2004-05 DSH payment adjustment year.  If the Provider fails to return the funds
within 30 calendar days from the time of the Department’s notification, the
Department may offset the amount to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments
which

 

3

 

otherwise
would be payable by the Department to the Provider, pursuant to Welfare
and Institutions Code Section 14115.5.

 

(2)           It is understood that payment made to
the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, and all prior versions of Appendix D,
include State and federal funds.  The
State shall be held harmless from any federal disallowance or withholding
resulting from payment made to Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any
prior version(s) of Appendix D, and the Provider shall be liable for any
reduced federal financial participation resulting from the payment of funds
pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of Appendix D.  In the event of federal disallowance or
withholding of federal financial participation for any payments made to the
Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of Appendix
D, at the time of the federal disallowance or withholding the State may, in its
sole discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds disallowed and
paid by the State to the Provider. 
Provider agrees that the amount of any such disallowance may be recouped
by the Department by withholding and offsetting, under Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 14115.5, the amount due from what would otherwise be the
State’s liability to the Provider under this Contract or otherwise, seeking
recovery by payment from the Provider, or a combination of these two
methods.  If, after federal disallowance
or withholding and State recovery or offset of funds paid to the Provider, the
State regains the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the funds shall be
repaid by the State to the Provider.

 

4

 

(3)           Any recoupment by the State pursuant
to subsection (2) shall be limited to the amount of federal financial
participation recouped from the State by the federal government with respect to
actual payment made to the Provider under this Appendix D. All other terms and
conditions of Appendix D remain unchanged.

 

Paragraph
Two - Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment are effective on October 21, 2004.

 

Paragraph
Three - Obligations Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of the Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

5

 

SIGNATURES

 

The
signatories to this Amendment warrant that they have full and binding authority
to make the commitments contained herein on behalf of their respective
entities.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  State of California

  
	
  Provider

  	
   

  	
  Department of Health
  Services

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  
	
  Type
  Name

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Type
  Title

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  
	
                                                                                     

  	
   

  	
                                                                                     

  

 

6

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 10

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 10 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and Alta Los
Angeles Hospitals, Inc., doing business as: Los Angeles Community
Hospital, hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract
(Contract No. 00-83122) for provision of inpatient hospital services
effective September 14, 2000 and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is
amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Amendment of 3.4 – Appointment of Liaisons and Agency Status of Provider’s
Liaison

 

3.4           Appointment
of Liaisons and Agency Status of Provider ‘s Liaison
is hereby amended to read:

 

(a)           Provider shall designate in writing a
person to act as liaison to the Department. Such person shall coordinate all
communications between the parties.  The
written designation of

 

 

such
person shall constitute the conferral of full agency powers to bind the
Provider as principal in all dealings with the Department.

 

(b)           The Department shall designate a
liaison in conformity with the procedures and with such authority as specified
in Paragraph 6.8 of this Contract. 
Communications to the Department shall be submitted to its liaison at
the following address:

 

Contract
Officer

Medi-Cal
Operations Division

P.O. Box
997419

MS
4506

Sacramento,
CA 95899-7419

 

Paragraph
Two – Amendment of 3.7 – Open Staffing/Exclusive Staffing Contracts

 

3.7           Open
Staffing/Exclusive Staffing Contracts
is hereby amended to read:

 

(a)           As a Selective Provider Contracting
Program contractor, the Provider shall comply with Welfare and Institutions
Code section 14087.28.

 

 

(b)           Notwithstanding Subparagraph (a) above
and Welfare and Institutions Code section 14087.28, Provider may enter into
exclusive contracts for the provision of pathology, radiology, and
anesthesiology acute inpatient services, except for consulting services
requested by the admitting physician.

 

(c)           The Parties acknowledge that although
Paragraph 3.7 of this Contract and Section 14087.28 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code prohibit exclusive staffing arrangements for Selective
Provider Contracting Program hospitals, their applicability is limited to
physician staffing for acute inpatient services.  Therefore, contractual staffing arrangements
to provide outpatient services are not contrary to Paragraph 3.7 of this
Contract or Section 14087.28 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

 

Paragraph
Three – Amendment of 4.1 – Rate Structure; Contingent Liability of State

 

4.1           Rate
Structure; Contingent Liability of State
is hereby amended to read:

 

Provided
that there shall first have been a submission of claims in accordance with
Paragraph 4.3 of this Contract, the Provider shall be paid as follows:

 

 

(a)           For Inpatient Services provided to
Beneficiaries, the all-inclusive rate per patient per day of ***.

 

(b)           Commencing March 10, 2006, for
Inpatient Services provided to Beneficiaries, the all-inclusive rate per
patient per day of ***.

 

Paragraph
Four – Amendment of 4.2 – Rate Inclusive of Physician, Transportation and
Certain Prior Patient Services

 

4.2           Rate
Inclusive of Physician, Transportation and Certain Prior Patient Services
is hereby amended to read:

 

The
rate structure under Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract is intended by both the
State and Provider to be inclusive of all Inpatient Services rendered by the
Provider and to constitute the State’s only financial obligation under this
Contract. As nonlimiting examples:

 

(a)           There shall be no separate billing by
either the Provider or physicians for the services specified in Appendix A, Section II,
rendered by physicians to Beneficiaries.

 

(b)           There shall be no separate billing
for any transportation services required in providing Inpatient Services under
this Contract.

 

 

(c)           There shall be no separate billing
for any services rendered by the Provider within a 24-hour period prior to the
Beneficiary’s admission as an inpatient, such as outpatient or emergency
services, which are related to the condition for which the Beneficiary is
admitted as an inpatient.  Such prior
services shall be deemed Inpatient Services and included in the rates set under
Paragraph 4.1.

 

Paragraph
Five – Amendment of 4.3 – Billing Procedures as Express Conditions Precedent to
State’s Payment Obligation

 

4.3           Billing
Procedures as Express Conditions Precedent to State’s Payment Obligation is
hereby amended to read:

 

(a)           As an express condition precedent to
maturing the State’s payment obligation under Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract,
the Provider shall determine that inpatient services rendered are not covered,
in whole or in part, under any other state or federal medical care program or
under any other contractual or legal entitlement, including, but not limited
to, a private group indemnification or insurance program or workers’
compensation.  To the extent that such
coverage is available, the State’s payment obligation pursuant to Paragraph 4.1
shall be reduced.

 

(b)           As a further express condition
precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligation under Paragraph 4.l of
this

 

 

Contract,
the Provider shall submit claims to the fiscal intermediary for all services
rendered under the terms of this Contract, in accordance with the applicable
billing requirements contained in Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations.

 

(c)           A day of service shall be billed for
each beneficiary who occupies an inpatient bed at 12:00 midnight in the
facilities of the Provider.  However, a
day of service may be billed if the beneficiary is admitted and discharged
during the same day provided that such admission and discharge is not within
24-hours of a prior discharge. Only one patient day of service may be billed
for mother and newborn child (children) when both mother and newborn child
(children) are inpatients of the hospital.

 

(d)           The State may from time to time adopt
updated billing codes by means of regulation, Medi-Cal Provider Manual,
Medi-Cal Update Bulletin, or similar instruction, which shall automatically
replace the applicable billing codes expressly stated in this Contract and/or
its appendices, without the need to amend this Contract as set forth in
Paragraph 6.11.

 

Paragraph
Six – Amendment of 6.8 – Contract Officer – Delegation of Authority

 

6.8           Contract Officer – Delegation of
Authority is hereby amended to read:

 

 

The
Department will administer this Contract through a single administrator, the
Contract Officer.  Until such time as the
Director gives the Provider written notice of successor appointment, the person
designated above shall make all determinations and take all actions necessary
to administer this Contract, subject to the limitations of California laws and
State administrative regulations.  No
person other than the Contract Officer or the Director shall have the power to
bind the Department relative to the rights and duties of the Contractor and the
Department under this Contract, nor shall any other person be considered to
have the delegated authority of the Contract Officer or to be acting on his
behalf unless the Contract Officer has expressly stated in writing that that
person is acting as his authorized agent.

 

Paragraph
Seven – Amendment of 6.9 – Notice

 

6.9         – Notice is hereby amended to
read:

 

Any
notice required to be given pursuant to the terms and provisions of the
Contract shall be in writing and shall be sent by certified mail, return
receipt requested. Notice to the Department shall be sent to the following
address:

 

Contract Officer 

Medi-Cal Operations 

Division P.O. Box 997419 

MS 4506 

Sacramento, CA 95899-7419

 

 

Notice
to the Provider shall be sent to the Chief Executive Officer at the following
address:

 

Los Angeles Community
Hospital

4081 East Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

 

Paragraph
Eight – Amendment of 6.15 – Termination Without Cause

 

6.15      
– Termination Without Cause is hereby amended to read:

 

The
Provider or the State may terminate this Contract without cause in accordance
with this Paragraph.  Termination without
cause shall be effected by giving written notice of the termination to the
other party on or after November 10, 2006, and at least 120 days prior to
the effective date of the termination and stating the effective date of the
termination.

 

Paragraph
Nine – Deletion of 6.22 – Prohibition Against Use of State Funds to Assist,
Promote. or Deter Union Organizing

 

6.22
– Prohibition Against Use of State Funds to Assist, Promote, or Deter Union
Organizing is hereby deleted.

 

 

Paragraph
Ten – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

If
this Amendment is signed by the Provider and returned to the California Medical
Assistance Commission within thirty (30) days of March 10, 2005, then the
Contract changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on March 10,
2005.  If this Amendment is not signed
and returned within thirty days, then the Contract changes agreed to in this
Amendment shall be effective on the date the Contract is signed by both
parties.

 

Paragraph
Eleven – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of said Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by both
Parties below.

 

	
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  on
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  Type
  Name and Title

  
	
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  Sacramento,
  California

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  STATE
  OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Diana
  M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H.

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  
					

 

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 11

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 11 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is
amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended to read:

 

 

APPENDIX
D

 

EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FUND

 

This
version of Appendix D governs dates of services and related Medi-Cal
supplemental reimbursements for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2004 – 05.

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14085.6 (SB
1255 Program) relating to negotiations and disbursements from the Emergency
Services and Supplemental Payments Fund (SB 1255 Fund), the parties agree as
follows:

 

A.            Payment

 

(1)           In addition to any other payments
made to Provider pursuant to this Contract, and subject to Section B of this
Appendix D, for services rendered from January 1, 2005 through May 31,
2005, the State agrees to pay the Provider *** from the SB 1255 Fund.  Payment shall be made on June 1, 2005,
or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

(2)           The above payment to Provider is
conditioned upon the SB 1255 Fund having received sufficient new funds during
SFY 2004-05 to meet all the SB 1255 Program’s payment objectives for services
rendered from January 1, 2005 through May 31, 2005.  Until such time as a sufficient amount of unencumbered
funds has been deposited in the SB 1255 Fund to support the non-federal portion

 

 

of
the SB 1255 Program’s total payment objectives for this service period, and the
coinciding portion of federal financial participation funds are available, the
State shall have no obligation to make the above payment.  The State shall instead be obligated only to
pay a pro-rata portion of the above payment amount based on the ratio of total
funds available to total SB 1255 Program objectives for this service period.

 

B.            Recovery,
Right of Offset, and Hold Harmless

 

(1)           The total payment received by
Provider from the SB 1255 Fund for the 2004-05 state fiscal year may be subject
to recovery by the Department of Health Services (Department) if the Department
determines that the Provider fails at anytime during the 2004-05 state fiscal
year to meet the criteria for participation in the SB 1255 Program, as
specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14085.6.  If the Provider fails to return the funds
within 30 calendar days from the time of the Department’s notification, the
Department may offset the amount to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments
which otherwise would be payable by the Department to the Provider, pursuant to
Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5.

 

(a)           Provider must promptly return to the
Department all payments received from the SB 1255 Fund for the 2004-05 state
fiscal year if the Department determines that the Provider fails at anytime
during the 2004-05 state fiscal year to receive and/or maintain
disproportionate share hospital (DSH)

 

 

status,
under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 14105.98 and 14163, for the
2004-05 DSH payment adjustment year.

 

(b)           Unless paragraph (a) applies,
Provider must promptly return to the Department the pro-rata portion of the
payments, as determined by the Department, received from the S8 1255 Fund for
the 2004-05 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the Provider
failed to meet the criteria, other than DSH status addressed in paragraph (a),
for participation in the SB 1255 Program for the entire fiscal year or service
period, as specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14085.6.

 

(2)           It is understood that payment made to
the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, and all prior versions of Appendix D,
include State and federal funds.  The
State shall be held harmless from any federal disallowance or withholding
resulting from payment made to Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any
prior version(s) of Appendix D, and the Provider shall be liable for any
reduced federal financial participation resulting from the payment of funds
pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of Appendix D.  In the event of federal disallowance or
withholding of federal financial participation for any payments made to the
Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of
Appendix D, at the time of the federal disallowance or withholding the State
may, in its sole discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds disallowed
and paid by the State to the

 

 

Provider.  Provider agrees that the amount of any such
disallowance may be recouped by the Department by withholding and offsetting,
under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5, the amount due from
what would otherwise be the State’s liability to the Provider under this
Contract or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider, or a
combination of these two methods. If, after federal disallowance or withholding
and State recovery or offset of funds paid to the Provider, the State regains
the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the funds shall be repaid by the
State to the Provider.

 

(3)           Any recoupment by the State pursuant
to subsection (2) shall be limited to the amount of federal financial
participation recouped from the State by the federal government with respect to
actual payment made to the Provider under this Appendix D. All other terms and
conditions of Appendix D remain unchanged.

 

Paragraph
Two – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment are effective on April 28, 2005.

 

 

Paragraph
Three – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of the Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

SIGNATURES

 

The
signatories to this Amendment warrant that they have full and binding authority
to make the commitments contained herein on behalf of their respective
entities.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  State of California

  
	
  Provider

  	
   

  	
  Department of Health
  Services

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  
	
  Type
  Name

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Type
  Title

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 12

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT NO.
12 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is
amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended to read:

 

 

APPENDIX
D

 

PRIVATE
HOSPITAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND

 

This
version of Appendix D governs dates of services and related Medi-Cal
supplemental reimbursements for State Fiscal Year 2005-06.

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12
relating to negotiations and disbursements from the Private Hospital
Supplemental Fund (Fund), the parties agree as follows:

 

A.            Payment

 

In
accordance with subdivisions (j) and (m) of Section 14166.12 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code, and subject to Section B of this
Appendix D, for services rendered from July 1, 2005 through November 30,
2005, the State agrees to pay the Provider *** from the Fund. Payment shall be
made on December 1, 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

B.            Recovery,
Right of Offset, and Hold Harmless

 

(1)           The total payment received by
Provider from the Fund for the 2005-06 state fiscal year
may be subject to recovery by the Department of Health Services (Department) if
the Department determines that the Provider fails at any time during the
2005-06 state fiscal year to meet the eligibility criteria for Fund

 

 

disbursements,
as specified In Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12.  If the Provider fails to return the funds
within 30 calendar days from the time of the Department’s notification, the
Department may offset the amount to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments
which otherwise would be payable by the Department to the Provider, pursuant to
Welfare and Institutions Code Section l4115.5.

 

(a)           Provider must promptly return to the
Department all payments received from the Fund for the 2005-06 state fiscal
year if the Department determines that the Provider fails at any time during
the 2005-06 state fiscal year to receive and/or maintain disproportionate share
hospital (DSH) status, under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 14166.11,
14105.98, and 14:63, for the 2005-06 DSH payment adjustment year.

 

(b)           Unless paragraph (a) applies,
Provider must promptly return to the Department the pro-rata portion of the
payments, as determined by the Department, received from the Fund for the
2005-06 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the Provider failed
to meet the criteria, other than DSP. status addressed
in paragraph (a), for participation in the Program for the entire fiscal year
or service period, as specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12.

 

 

(2)           It is understood that payment made to
the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, and all prior versions of Appendix D,
include State and federal funds.  The
State shall be held harmless from any federal disallowance or withholding
resulting from payment made to Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any
prior version(s) of Appendix D, and the Provider shall be liable for any
reduced federal financial participation resulting from the payment of funds
pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of Appendix D. In the
event of federal disallowance or withholding of federal financial participation
for any payments made to the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior
version(s) of Appendix D, at the time of the federal disallowance or
withholding the State may, in its sole discretion, recover from the Provider
the amount of funds disallowed and paid by the State to the Provider. Provider
agrees that the amount of any such disallowance may be recouped by the
Department by withholding and offsetting, under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5,
the amount due from what would otherwise be the State’s liability to the
Provider under this Contract or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the
Provider, or a combination of these two methods.  If, after federal disallowance or withholding
and State recovery or offset of funds paid to the Provider, the State regains
the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the federal and related state
funds shall be repaid by the State to the Provider.

 

 

Paragraph
Two – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment are effective on November 3, 2005.

 

Paragraph
Three – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of the Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

SIGNATURES

 

The
signatories to this Amendment warrant that they have full and binding authority
to make the commitments contained herein on behalf of their respective
entities.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  State of California

  
	
  Provider

  	
   

  	
  Department of Health
  Services

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  
	
  Type
  Name

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Type
  Title

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 13

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT NO.
13 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000 and
subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, In accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is
amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended to read:

 

 

APPENDIX
D

 

PRIVATE
HOSPITAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND

 

This
version of Appendix D governs dates of services and related Medi-Cal
supplemental reimbursements for State Fiscal Year 2005-06.

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12
relating to negotiations and disbursements from the Private Hospital
Supplemental Fund (Fund), the parties agree as follows:

 

A.            Payment

 

In
accordance with Section 14166.12 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and
subject to Section B of this Appendix D, for services rendered from December 1,
2005 through May 31, 2006, the State agrees to pay the Provider *** from
the Fund. Payment shall be made on June 1, 2006, or as soon thereafter as
practicable.

 

B.            Recovery,
Right of Offset. and Hold Harmless

 

(1)           The total payment received by
Provider from the Fund for the 2005-06 state fiscal year
may be subject to recovery by the Department of Health Services (Department) if
the Department determines that the Provider fails at any time during the
2005-06

 

 

state
fiscal year to meet the eligibility criteria for Fund disbursements, as
specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12.  If the Provider fails to return the funds
within 30 calendar days from the time of the Department’s notification, the
Department may offset the amount to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments
which otherwise would be payable by the Department to the Provider, pursuant to
Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5.

 

(a)           Provider must promptly return to the
Department all payments received from the Fund for the 2005-06 state fiscal
year if the Department determines that the Provider fails at any time during
the 2005-06 state fiscal year to receive and/or maintain disproportionate share
hospital (DSH) status, under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 14166.11,
14105.98, and 14163, for the 2005-06 DSH payment adjustment year.

 

(b)           Unless paragraph (a) applies,
Provider must promptly return to the Department the pro-rata portion of the
payments, as determined by the Department, received from the Fund for the
2005-06 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the Provider failed
to meet the criteria, other than DSH status addressed in paragraph (a), for
participation in the Program for the entire fiscal year or service period, as
specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12.

 

 

(2)           It is understood that payment made to
the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, and all prior versions of Appendix D,
include State and federal funds.  The
State shall be held harmless from any federal disallowance or withholding
resulting from payment made to Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any
prior version(s) of Appendix D, and the Provider shall be liable for any
reduced federal financial participation resulting from the payment of funds
pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of Appendix D. In the
event of federal disallowance or withholding of federal financial participation
for any payments made to the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior
version(s) of Appendix D, at the time of the federal disallowance or
withholding the State may, in its sole discretion, recover from the Provider
the amount of funds disallowed and paid by the State to the Provider.  Provider agrees that the amount of any such
disallowance may be recouped by the Department by withholding and offsetting,
under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5, the amount due from
what would otherwise be the State’s liability to the Provider under this
Contract or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider, or a
combination of these two methods.  If,
after federal disallowance or withholding and State recovery or offset of funds
paid to the Provider, the State regains the federal funds disallowed or
withheld, then the federal and related state funds shall be repaid by the State
to the Provider.

 

 

C.            Notice of Termination

 

Notwithstanding
Paragraph 6.15, Termination Without Cause, Provider
shall not exercise or attempt to exercise Paragraph 6.15 until after December 31,
2006.

 

Paragraph
Two – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment are effective on April 27, 2006.

 

Paragraph
Three – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of the Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

The
signatories to this Amendment warrant that they have full and binding authority
to make the commitments contained herein on behalf of their respective
entities.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  State of California

  
	
  Provider

  	
   

  	
  Department of Health
  Services

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  
	
  Type
  Name

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Type
  Title

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 14

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba:  LOS
  ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government
Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 14 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is
amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Appendix D

 

Appendix D
is hereby amended to read as attached.

 

Paragraph
Two – Notice of Termination

 

Provider
shall not submit a notice for the purpose of terminating this Contract,
pursuant to Paragraph 6.15, Termination without Cause, until on or after December 31,
2007.

 

 

Paragraph
Three – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment are effective on September 21, 2006.

 

Paragraph
Four – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of the Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

2

 

SIGNATURES

 

The
signatories to this Amendment warrant that they have full and binding authority
to make the commitments contained herein on behalf of their respective
entities.

 

	
  Provider 

  	
   

  	
  State of California

  Department of Health Services 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  
	
  Type
  Name

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Type
  Title

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

3

 

APPENDIX D

 

PRIVATE
HOSPITAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND

 

This
version of Appendix D governs dates of services and related Medi-Cal
supplemental reimbursements for State Fiscal Year 2006-07.

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12
relating to negotiations and disbursements from the Private Hospital
Supplemental Fund (Fund), the parties agree as follows:

 

A.                                   Payment

 

In
accordance with subdivisions (j) and (m) of Section 14166.12 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code, and subject to Section B of this
Appendix D, the State agrees to pay the Provider from the Fund as follows:

 

(1)                                  ***
for services rendered from July 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006,
if Provider is listed on the 2006-07 tentative Disproportionate Share Hospital
(DSH) list issued by the California Department of Health Services
(Department).  Payment will be made by October 15,
2006, or as soon thereafter as practicable after the issuance of the 2006-07
tentative DSH list.

 

4

 

2)                                      ***
for services rendered from October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006,
if Provider is listed on the 2006-07 final DSH list issued by the
Department.  Payment shall be made by January 1,
2007, or as soon thereafter as practicable after the issuance of the 2006-07
final DSH list.

 

(3)                                  ***
for services rendered from January 1, 2007 through February 28, 2007,
if Provider is listed on the 2006-07 final DSH list issued by the
Department.  Payment shall be made by March 15,
2007, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

B.                                     Recovery,
Right of Offset, and Hold Harmless

 

B.                                     Payment(s) received
by Provider from the Fund for the 2006-07 state fiscal year may be subject to
recovery by the Department if the Department determines that the Provider fails
at any time during the 2006-07 state fiscal year to meet the eligibility
criteria for Fund disbursements, as specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12.  If the Provider fails to return the funds
within 30 calendar days from the time of the Department’s notification, the
Department may offset the amount to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments
which otherwise would be payable by the Department to the Provider, pursuant to
Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5.

 

5

 

(a)                                  Provider
must promptly return to the Department all payments received from the Fund for
the 2006-07 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the Provider
fails at any time during the 2006-07 state fiscal year to receive and/or
maintain final DSH status, under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections
14166.11, 14105.98, and 14163, for the 2006-07 DSH payment adjustment year.

 

(b)                                 Unless
paragraph (a) applies, Provider must promptly return to the Department the
pro-rata portion of the payments, as determined by the Department, received
from the Fund for the 2006-07 state fiscal year if the Department determines
that the Provider failed to meet the criteria, other than DSH status addressed
in paragraph (a), for participation in the Program for the entire fiscal year
or service period, as specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12.

 

(2)                                  It
is understood that payment made to the Provider pursuant to this
Appendix D, and all prior versions of Appendix D, include State and
federal funds.  The State shall be held
harmless from any federal disallowance or withholding resulting from payment
made to Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of
Appendix D, and the Provider shall be liable for any reduced federal
financial participation resulting from the payment of funds pursuant to this
Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of Appendix D.  In the event of federal disallowance or
withholding of

 

6

 

federal
financial participation for any payments made to the Provider pursuant to this
Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of Appendix D, at the time
of the federal disallowance of withholding the State may, in its sole
discretion, recover from the Provider the amount of funds disallowed and paid
by the State to the Provider.  Provider
agrees that the amount of any such disallowance may be recouped by the
Department by withholding and offsetting, under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5,
the amount due from what would otherwise be the State’s liability to the
Provider under this Contact or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the
Provider, or a combination of these two methods.  If, after federal disallowance or withholding
and State recovery or offset of funds paid to the Provider, the State regains
the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the federal and related state
funds shall be repaid by the State to the Provider.

 

7

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 15

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 15 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is
amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Appendix D

 

Appendix D
is hereby amended to read as attached.

 

Paragraph
Two – Notice of Termination

 

In
accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code section 14166.12(p), Provider
shall not submit a notice for the purpose of terminating this Contract as
provided in Paragraph 6.15 of

 

 

this
Contract, Termination without Cause, until on or after December 31, 2007.

 

Paragraph
Three – Addition of 6.30 – Employee Education About False Claims Recovery

 

6.30
– Employee Education About False Claims Recovery is hereby added, which
reads as follows:

 

Provider
shall comply with 42 USC Section 1396a(a)(68), Employee Education About
False Claims Recovery, as a condition of receiving payments under this
Contract.  Upon request by the
Department, Provider shall demonstrate compliance with this provision, which
may include providing the Department with copies of Provider’s applicable
written policies and procedures and any relevant employee handbook excerpts.

 

Paragraph
Four – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment are effective on March 8, 2007.

 

2

 

Paragraph
Five – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of the Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

3

 

SIGNATURES

 

The
signatories to this Amendment warrant that they have full and binding authority
to make the commitments contained herein on behalf of their respective
entities.

 

	
  Provider 

  	
   

  	
  State of California

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Department of Health
  Services 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  
	
  Type
  Name

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Type
  Title

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  
	
                                                            

  	
   

  	
                                                            

  

 

4

 

APPENDIX D

 

PRIVATE
HOSPITAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND

 

This
version of Appendix D governs dates of services and related Medi-Cal
supplemental reimbursements for State Fiscal Year 2006-07.

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12
relating to negotiations and disbursements from the Private Hospital
Supplemental Fund (Fund), the parties agree as follows:

 

A.                                   Payment

 

In
accordance with subdivisions (j) and (m) of Section 14166.12 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code, and subject to Section B of this
Appendix D, the State agrees to pay the Provider from the Fund as follows:

 

(1)                                  ***
for services rendered from July 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006,
if Provider is listed on the 2006-07 tentative Disproportionate Share Hospital
(DSH) list issued by the California Department of Health Services
(Department).  Payment will be made by October 15,
2006, or as soon thereafter as practicable after the issuance of the 2006-07
tentative DSH list.

 

5

 

(2)                                  ***
for services rendered from October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006,
if Provider is listed on the 2006-07 final DSH list issued by the
Department.  Payment shall be made by January 1,
2007, or as soon thereafter as practicable after the issuance of the 2006-07
final DSH list.

 

(3)                                  ***
for services rendered from January 1, 2007 through February 28, 2007,
if Provider is listed on the 2006-07 final DSH list issued by the
Department.  Payment shall be made by March 15,
2007, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

(4)                                  For
services rendered from March 1, 2007 through April 30, 2007 as
follows:

 

(a)                                  The
installment amount of *** will be made by April 1, 2007, or as soon
thereafter as practicable.

 

(b)                                 The
installment amount of *** will be made by May 15, 2007, or as soon
thereafter as practicable.

 

B.                                     Recovery,
Right of Offset, and Hold Harmless

 

(1)                                  Payment(s) received
by Provider from the Fund for the 2006-07 state fiscal year may be subject to
recovery by the Department if the Department determines that the Provider fails
at any time during the 2006-07 state fiscal year to meet the eligibility
criteria for Fund disbursements, as specified in

 

6

 

Welfare
and Institutions Code Section 14166.12. 
If the Provider fails to return the funds within 30 calendar days from
the time of the Department’s notification, the Department may offset the amount
to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments which otherwise would be payable
by the Department to the Provider, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5.

 

(a)                                  Provider
must promptly return to the Department all payments received from the Fund for
the 2006-07 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the Provider
fails at any time during the 2006-07 state fiscal year to receive and/or
maintain final DSH status, under Welfare and Institutions Code Sections
14166.11, 14105.98, and 14163, for the 2006-07 DSH payment adjustment year.

 

(b)                                 Unless
paragraph (a) applies, Provider must promptly return to the Department the
pro-rata portion of the payments, as determined by the Department, received
from the Fund for the 2006-07 state fiscal year if the Department determines
that the Provider failed to meet the criteria, other than DSH status addressed
in paragraph (a), for participation in the Program for the entire fiscal year,
as specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12.

 

(2)                                  It
is understood that payment made to the Provider pursuant to this
Appendix D, and all prior versions of Appendix D,

 

7

 

include
State and federal funds.  The State shall
be held harmless from any federal disallowance or withholding resulting from
payment made to Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of
Appendix D, and the Provider shall be liable for any reduced federal
financial participation resulting from the payment of funds pursuant to this
Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of Appendix D.  In the event of federal disallowance or
withholding of federal financial participation for any payments made to the
Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of
Appendix D, at the time of the federal disallowance or withholding the
State, in its sole discretion, may limit its recovery from the Provider to the
amount of funds disallowed and paid by the State to the Provider.  Provider agrees that the amount of any such
recovery may be recouped by the State by withholding and offsetting, under
Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5, the amount due from what
would otherwise be the State’s liability to the Provider under this Contact or
otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider, or a combination of
these two methods.  If, after federal
disallowance or withholding and State recovery or offset of funds paid to the
Provider, the State regains the federal funds disallowed or withheld, then the
federal and related state funds shall be repaid by the State to the Provider.

 

8

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 16

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Facility:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS
  ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: 

  	
   LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East
  Olympic Boulevard 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles,
  CA 90023-3330

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  And 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS
  ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.,

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: 

  	
   LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   OF NORWALK 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  13222
  Bloomfield Avenue

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Norwalk, CA
  90650-3249

  	
   

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 16 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and Alta Los
Angeles Hospitals, Inc., doing business as Los Angeles Community Hospital
and Los Angeles Community Hospital of Norwalk, hereinafter designated “the
Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122) for provision
of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000 and
subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is
amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Amendment of 3.5 – Service Location

 

3.5
– Service Location is hereby amended to read:

 

Inpatient
Services rendered pursuant to this Contract shall be rendered at the following
facilities:

 

	
  LOS
  ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 

  4081 East Olympic Boulevard 

  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330 

  
	
   

  
	
  And
  

  
	
   

  
	
  LOS
  ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NORWALK 

  13222 Bloomfield Avenue 

  Norwalk, CA 90650-3249

  

 

Paragraph
Two – Amendment of 3.7 – Open Staffing/Exclusive Staffing Contracts

 

3.7
– Open Staffing/Exclusive Staffing Contracts is hereby amended to read:

 

Pursuant
to Welfare and Institutions Code section 14087.28, subdivision (b), Provider is
authorized to enter into an exclusive contract for the provision of pathology,
radiology, and anesthesiology Inpatient Services, except for consulting
services requested by the admitting physician.

 

 

Paragraph
Three – Amendment of 4.1 – Rate Structure; Contingent Liability of State

 

4.1
– Rate Structure; Contingent Liability of State is hereby amended to
read:

 

Provided
that there shall first have been a submission of claims in accordance with
Paragraph 4.3 of this Contract, the Provider shall be paid as follows:

 

(a)                                  For
Inpatient Services provided to Beneficiaries, the all-inclusive rate per
patient per day of ***.

 

(b)                                 Commencing
August 10, 2008, for Inpatient Services provided to Beneficiaries, the
all-inclusive rate per patient per day of ***.

 

Paragraph
Four – Amendment of 6.15 – Termination Without Cause

 

6.5
– Termination Without Cause is hereby amended to read:

 

The
Provider or the State may terminate this Contract without cause in accordance
with this Paragraph.  Termination without
cause shall be effected by giving written notice of the termination to the
other party on or after July 10, 2009 and at

 

2

 

least
120 days prior to the effective date of the termination and stating the
effective date of the termination.

 

Paragraph
Five – Addition of 6.30 – Employee Education About False Claims Recovery

 

6.30
– Employee Education About False Claims Recovery is hereby added, which
reads as follows:

 

Provider
shall comply with 42 USC Section 1396a(a)(68), Employee Education About
False Claims Recovery, as a condition of receiving payments under this Contract.  Upon request by the Department, Provider
shall demonstrate compliance with this provision, which may include providing
the Department with copies of Provider’s applicable written policies and
procedures and any relevant employee handbook excerpts.

 

Paragraph
Six – Amendment of Appendix A

 

Appendix
A is hereby amended to read as attached to
this amendment.

 

3

 

Paragraph
Seven – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

If
this Amendment is signed by the Provider and returned to the California Medical
Assistance Commission within thirty (30) days of May 10, 2007, then the
Contract changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on May 10,
2007.  If this Amendment is not signed
and returned within thirty days, then the Contract changes agreed to in this
Amendment shall be effective on the date the Contract is signed by both
parties.

 

Paragraph
Eight – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

The
terms in this Amendment shall have no retroactive effect on any Department
audit determinations or related appeals for dates of service prior to the
effective date of this Amendment.  All
other terms and provisions of said Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

4

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
  Executed
  on 

  
	
                                                                         ,
  at

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  (City, State, Zip)

  	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Hospital

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Type
  Name and Title

  
	
   

  
	
  Executed on 

  
	
                                                                           ,
  at

  
	
  Sacramento,
  California

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
  STATE
  OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  
				

 

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
  Executed
  on 

  
	
                                                                         ,
  at

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  (City, State, Zip)

  	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Hospital

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Type
  Name and Title

  
	
   

  
	
  Executed
  on 

  
	
                                                                           ,
  at

  
	
  Sacramento,
  California

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
  STATE
  OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  
					

 

 

EXECUTION

 

This
Contract Amendment shall be deemed duly executed and binding upon execution by
both parties below.

 

	
  Executed
  on 

  
	
                                                                         ,
  at

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  (City, State, Zip)

  	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Hospital

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Type
  Name and Title

  
	
   

  
	
  Executed
  on 

  
	
                                                                           ,
  at

  
	
  Sacramento,
  California

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
  STATE
  OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  Director

  Department of Health Services

  
					

 

 

APPENDIX A

 

	
   

  	
  HOSPITAL
  NAME:

  	
  Los
  Angeles Community 

  Hospital & Los Angeles 

  Community Hospital of 

  Norwalk

  
	
   

  	
  CONTRACT:

  	
  00-83122,
  A-16

  
	
   

  	
  EFFECTIVE
  DATE:

  	
  May 10,
  2007

  

 

I.                                         Provider
shall provide a Medi-Cal Beneficiary his/her specific Medi-Cal benefit Inpatient
Services if Provider renders those same services to a non-Medi-Cal beneficiary,
without exception.

 

As of the effective date of this Appendix
A, the common acute and/or intensive Inpatient Services listed below are not
directly, or indirectly, provided by Provider to any patients regardless of
payor source, i.e., Medi-Cal, Medicare, private pay, commercial insurance,
third-party payor, or other payor source.

 

If any of the Inpatient Services below
are subsequently made available to non-Medi-Cal patients and are a Medi-Cal
benefit, Provider shall provide such services to Medi-Cal Beneficiaries at the
all inclusive, general acute care hospital (GACH) per diem rate(s) specified
in Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  REVENUE CODES

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION –
  PRIVATE

  	
   

  	
  118

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION –
  SEMI-PRIVATE 2 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  128

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION –
  SEMI-PRIVATE 3 OR 4 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  138

  	
   

  
	
  REHABILITATION – WARD
  (MEDICAL OR GENERAL)

  	
   

  	
  158

  	
   

  
	
  NURSERY, NEWBORN LEVEL
  III

  	
   

  	
  173

  	
   

  
	
  NURSERY, NEWBORN LEVEL
  IV

  	
   

  	
  174

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE,
  PEDIATRIC

  	
   

  	
  203

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE,
  INTERMEDIATE ICU

  	
   

  	
  206

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, BURN
  CARE

  	
   

  	
  207

  	
   

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, TRAUMA

  	
   

  	
  208

  	
   

  
	
  CORONARY CARE,
  INTERMEDIATE CCU

  	
   

  	
  214

  	
   

  
	
  LITHOTRIPSY, GENERAL
  CLASSIFICATION

  	
   

  	
  790

  	
   

  

 

Inpatient Transplant
Services:

 

	
  TRANSPLANT RELATED SERVICE

  	
   

  	
  ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE*

  
	
  BONE MARROW

  	
   

  	
  41.01, 41.02, 41.03,
  41.04, 41.05, 41.07, 41.08 or 41.09

  
	
  HEART

  	
   

  	
  37.5 or 37.51

  
	
  HEART-LUNG

  	
   

  	
  33.6

  
	
  KIDNEY

  	
   

  	
  55.61 or 55.69

  
	
  COMBINED
  KIDNEY/PANCREAS

  	
   

  	
  52.80 and 55.61 or
  55.69

  
	
  PANCREAS

  	
   

  	
  55.69

  
	
  LIVER

  	
   

  	
  50.51 or 50.59

  
	
  SMALL BOWEL

  	
   

  	
  46.97

  
	
  COMBINED LIVER/SMALL
  BOWEL

  	
   

  	
  46.97 and 50.59

  
	
  LUNG

  	
   

  	
  33.50, 33.51 or 33.52

  

 

*
Billed in conjunction with Revenue Code 201 or 203

 

* The
State may from time to time adopt updated billing codes by means of regulation,
Medi-Cal Provider Manual, Medi-Cal Update Bulletin, or similar instruction,
which shall automatically replace the applicable billing codes expressly stated
in this Contract and/or its appendices, to the extent the service remains a
Medi-Cal benefit, without the need to amend this Contract as set forth in
Paragraph 6.11.

 

 

APPENDIX
A (CONTINUED)

 

	
   

  	
  HOSPITAL
  NAME:

  	
  Los
  Angeles Community 

  Hospital & Los Angeles 

  Community Hospital of 

  Norwalk

  
	
   

  	
  CONTRACT:

  	
  00-83122,
  A-16

  
	
   

  	
  EFFECTIVE
  DATE:

  	
  May 10,
  2007

  

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  CPT-4 CODES

  
	
  CARDIAC
  CATHETERIZATION

  	
   

  	
  93501-93562

  
	
  CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

  	
   

  	
  33010-37799

  
	
  ABORTIONS

  	
   

  	
  59840-59857

  
	
  NEUROSURGERY

  	
   

  	
  61000-64999

  
	
  CORNEAL TRANSPLANTS

  	
   

  	
  65710, 65730, 65750,
  65755

  
	
  RADIATION THERAPY

  	
   

  	
  77261-77499,
  77750-77799

  
	
  THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR
  MEDICINE

  	
   

  	
  79000-79999

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE
  IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  70336, 70540

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE
  IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  70551-70553, 71550

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE
  IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  72141-72142,
  72146-72149

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE
  IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  72156-72158,
  72195-72197

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE
  IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  73218-73225,
  73718-73725

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE
  IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  74181-74185,
  75552-75556

  
	
  MAGNETIC RESONANCE
  IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  76093-76094, 76400

  
	
  HYPERBARIC OXYGEN

  	
   

  	
  99183

  

 

II.                                     Professional
physician fees, excluding technical fees, for the following services provided
during an acute and/or intensive inpatient admission are included in Provider’s
all inclusive per diem rate(s) specified in Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract
and must not be separately claimed to the Medi-Cal Program by Provider,
the physician(s) providing the service, or other claimant.  Professional physician fees for services not
listed below may be separately claimed using applicable Medi-Cal Billing and
Payment Policies for reimbursement.

 

NONE

 

III.                                 The
following allied health professional services, durable medical equipment, and
other listed items provided during an acute and/or intensive inpatient stay are
not included in the all inclusive per diem rate(s) specified in
Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract, and may be separately claimed.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  HCPC CODES

  
	
  CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

  	
   

  	
  X9500-X9699

  
	
  PROSTHETIC DEVICES

  	
   

  	
  L5000-L8699

  
	
  PROSTHETIC DEVICES

  	
   

  	
  X8800-X9299

  
	
  ORTHOTIC DEVICES

  	
   

  	
  L0100-L4398

  
	
  ORTHOTIC DEVICES

  	
   

  	
  X8100-X8599

  

 

The
State may from time to time adopt updated billing codes by means of regulation,
Medi-Cal Provider Manual, Medi-Cal Update Bulletin, or similar instruction, which
shall automatically replace the applicable billing codes expressly stated in
this Contract and/or its appendices, to the extent the service remains a
Medi-Cal benefit, without the need to amend this Contract as set forth in
Paragraph 6.11.

 

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 17

 

	
  Contract No.

  	
   

  	
  00-83122

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  4081 East Olympic Boulevard

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, CA 90023-3330

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO
NOT RELEASE

Exempt
from Public Records Act

(Government Code Section 6254 [q])

 

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 17 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83122 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

 

WHEREAS,
the State of California, hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA LOS
ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC., doing business as LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract (Contract No. 00-83122)
for provision of inpatient hospital services effective September 14, 2000
and subsequently amended;

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions for renegotiation and modification
set forth in Article 6, Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is
amended as follows:

 

Paragraph
One – Appendix D

 

Appendix
D is hereby amended to read as attached.

 

Paragraph
Two – Notice of Termination

 

In
accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code section 14166.12(p), Provider
shall not submit a notice for the purpose of terminating this Contract as
provided in Paragraph 6.15 of this Contract, Termination without Cause,
until on or after

 

 

December 31,
2008, unless a later date is specified in Paragraph 6.15.

 

Paragraph
Three – Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

Unless
otherwise specified herein, Contract changes agreed to in this Amendment are
effective on October 11, 2007.

 

Paragraph
Four – Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All
other terms and provisions of the Contract shall remain in full force and
effect, so that all rights, duties and obligations, and liabilities of the
parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

2

 

SIGNATURES

 

The
signatories to this Amendment warrant that they have full and binding authority
to make the commitments contained herein on behalf of their respective
entities.

 

	
  Provider 

  	
   

  	
  State of California 

  Department of Health Care 

  Services 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signature

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Type
  Name

  	
   

  	
  Sandra
  Shewry

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Type
  Title

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

3

 

APPENDIX
D

 

PRIVATE
HOSPITAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND

 

This
version of Appendix D governs dates of services and related Medi-Cal
supplemental reimbursements for State Fiscal Year 2007-08.

 

Pursuant
to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12
relating to negotiations and disbursements from the Private Hospital
Supplemental Fund (Fund), the parties agree as follows:

 

A.            Payment

 

In
accordance with subdivisions (j) and (m) of Section 14166.12 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code, and subject to Section B of this
Appendix D, the State agrees to pay the Provider from the Fund:

 

(1)           For
services rendered from July 1, 2007 through November 30, 2007:

 

(a)           The
installment amount of *** if Provider is listed on the 2007-08 tentative
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) list issued by the California Department
of Health Care Services (Department). 
Payment will be

 

4

 

made
by September 27, 2007, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

(b)           The
installment amount of *** if Provider is listed on the 2007-08 final DSH list
issued by the Department.  Payment shall
be made by December 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as practicable after
the issuance of the 2007-08 final DSH list.

 

B.            Recovery,
Right of Offset, and Hold Harmless

 

(1)           Payment(s) received
by Provider from the Fund for the 2007-08 state fiscal year may be subject to
recovery by the Department if the Department determines that the Provider fails
at any time during the 2007-08 state fiscal year to meet the eligibility
criteria for Fund disbursements, as specified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12.  If the Provider fails to return the funds
within 30 calendar days from the time of the Department’s notification, the
Department may offset the amount to be recovered against any Medi-Cal payments
which otherwise would be payable by the Department to the Provider, pursuant to
Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5.

 

(a)           Provider
must promptly return to the Department all payments received from the Fund for
the 2007-08 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the Provider
fails at any time during the 2007-08 state

 

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fiscal
year to receive and/or maintain final DSH status, under Welfare and
Institutions Code Sections 14166.11, 14105.98, and 14163, for the 2007-08 DSH
payment adjustment year.

 

(b)           Unless
Subparagraph (a) applies, Provider must promptly return to the Department
amounts received from the Fund for the 2007-08 state fiscal year that equal the
pro-rata portion of Provider’s 2002-03 supplement fund amount plus any payments
over the Provider’s 2002-03 supplement fund amount received from the Fund for
the 2007-08 state fiscal year if the Department determines that the Provider
failed to meet participation criteria for the entire 2007-08 state fiscal year,
other than DSH status addressed in Paragraph (a), specified in Welfare and
Institutions Code Section 14085.6 and 14166.12, which includes, but is not
limited to, failed for any reason to maintain its Emergency Department as
operational and licensed at the Basic Level or higher level.  For purposes of this Subparagraph (b), the
amount equal to the pro-rata portion of Provider’s 2002-03 supplement fund
payment, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14166.12(j),
will be calculated on the number of days during the 2007-08 state fiscal year
that the Provider failed to meet participation criteria.

 

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(2)           It
is understood that payment made to the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D,
and all prior versions of Appendix D, include State and federal funds.  The State shall be held harmless from any
federal disallowance or withholding resulting from payment made to Provider
pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior version(s) of Appendix D, and
the Provider shall be liable for any reduced federal financial participation
resulting from the payment of funds pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior
version(s) of Appendix D.  In the
event of federal disallowance or withholding of federal financial participation
for any payments made to the Provider pursuant to this Appendix D, or any prior
version(s) of Appendix D, at the time of the federal disallowance or
withholding the State, in its sole discretion, may limit its recovery from the
Provider to the amount of funds disallowed and paid by the State to the
Provider.  Provider agrees that the
amount of any such recovery may be recouped by the State by withholding and
offsetting, under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14115.5, the
amount due from what would otherwise be the State’s liability to the Provider
under this Contact or otherwise, seeking recovery by payment from the Provider,
or a combination of these two methods. 
If, after federal disallowance or withholding and State recovery or
offset of funds paid to the Provider, the State regains the federal funds
disallowed or withheld, then the federal and related state funds shall be
repaid by the State to the Provider.

 

7Exhibit 10.56

 

***  Confidential Information Omitted and filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

	
  Contract No.:

  	
  00-83123

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
  ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC.

  dba:  HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
  6245 De Longpre Avenue

  Hollywood, CA 90028

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  AND

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
  ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC.

  dba:  HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF VAN NUYS

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
  14433 Emelita Street

  Van Nuys, CA 91401

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Provider No.:

  	
  HSC 30135H – Hollywood Comm. Hosp,
  Hollywood

  HSC 30135H – Hollywood Comm. Hosp, Van Nuys

  

 

	
   

  	
  TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT MUST
  REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  SERVICES:

  	
  09-14-01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  PER DIEM RATE:

  	
  09-14-04

  
					

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt From Public Records Act

Government Code Section 6254(q)

 

 

TABLE
OF CONTENTS

 

	
  ARTICLE
  1 

  	
  FORMATION

  
	
   

  	
  1.1

  	
  Identification
  of Parties

  
	
   

  	
  1.2

  	
  Specification
  of State’s Authority and Instrumentalities

  
	
   

  	
  1.3

  	
  Declaration
  that Beneficiaries under the Medi-Cal Program Are Not Third Party
  Beneficiaries under this Contract

  
	
   

  	
  1.4

  	
  Declaration
  of Present Contractual Intent

  
	
  ARTICLE
  2 

  	
  DEFINITIONS

  
	
   

  	
  2.1

  	
  General
  Meaning of Words and Terms

  
	
   

  	
  2.2

  	
  Acute
  Administrative Day

  
	
   

  	
  2.3

  	
  Beneficiary

  
	
   

  	
  2.4

  	
  Department

  
	
   

  	
  2.5

  	
  Fiscal
  Intermediary

  
	
   

  	
  2.6

  	
  Inpatient
  Services

  
	
   

  	
  2.7

  	
  May

  
	
   

  	
  2.8

  	
  Shall

  
	
  ARTICLE
  3 

  	
  PERFORMANCE
  PROVISIONS

  
	
   

  	
  3.1

  	
  General
  Agreement

  
	
   

  	
  3.2

  	
  Licensure
  and Certification as Conditions Precedent to State’s Payment Obligation

  
	
   

  	
  3.3

  	
  Utilization
  Controls: Compliance by Provider as Condition Precedent to Maturing State’s
  Payment Obligation

  
	
   

  	
  3.4

  	
  Appointment
  of Liaisons and Agency Status of Provider ‘s Liaison

  
	
   

  	
  3.5

  	
  Service
  Location

  
	
   

  	
  3.6

  	
  Quality
  of Care

  
	
   

  	
  3.7

  	
  Open
  Staff

  
	
   

  	
  3.8

  	
  Assumption
  of Risk by Provider

  
	
   

  	
  3.9

  	
  Delegation
  of Provider’s Duties: When Permitted

  
	
   

  	
  3.10

  	
  Patient
  Rights

  
	
   

  	
  3.11

  	
  Beneficiary
  Evaluation of Provider’s Services

  
	
   

  	
  3.12

  	
  Grievance
  Procedure

  
	
  ARTICLE
  4 

  	
  PAYMENT
  PROVISIONS

  
	
   

  	
  4.1

  	
  Rate
  Structure; Contingent Liability of State

  
	
   

  	
  4.2

  	
  Rate
  Inclusive of Physician, Transportation and Certain Prior Patient Services

  
	
   

  	
  4.3

  	
  Billing
  Procedures as Express Conditions Precedent to State’s Payment Obligation

  
	
   

  	
  4.4

  	
  Cost
  Reports

  
	
   

  	
  4.5

  	
  Recovery
  of Overpayments to Provider, Liability for Interest

  
	
   

  	
  4.6

  	
  Customary
  Charges Limitation

  
	
   

  	
  4.7

  	
  Assumption
  of Debts, Liabilities, and respective Other Obligations Deriving from
  Contract No. 96-83089

  
	
  ARTICLE
  5 

  	
  RECORDS
  AND AUDIT PROVISIONS

  
	
   

  	
  5.1

  	
  Onsite
  Reviews

  
	
   

  	
  5.2

  	
  Records
  to be Kept; Audit or Review: Availability; Period of Retention

  
				

 

 

	
  ARTICLE
  6 

  	
  GENERAL
  PROVISIONS

  
	
   

  	
  6.1

  	
  Integration
  Clause

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.2

  	
  Performance
  Obligations; Effective Date and Term of this Waiver of Provider’s Right to
  Administrative Hearing

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.3

  	
  Headings
  – The headings of articles and paragraphs contained in this Contract are for
  reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way its meaning or
  interpretation.

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.4

  	
  Governing
  Authorities

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.5

  	
  Conformance
  with Federal Regulations

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.6

  	
  Application
  for Termination in the Face of a Declaration or Finding of Partial Invalidity

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.7

  	
  Restriction
  on Provider’s Freedom to Assign Benefits Only under this Contract or to
  Engage in Organic Change

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.8

  	
  Contract
  Officer - Delegation of Authority

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.9

  	
  Notice

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.10

  	
  Status
  as Independent Contractors

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.11

  	
  Informal
  Amendments Ineffective, Toleration of Deviation from Terms of Contract Not to
  be Construed as Waiver

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.12

  	
  Beneficiary
  Eligibility

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.13

  	
  Indemnification

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.14

  	
  Limitation
  of State Liability

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.15

  	
  Termination
  Without Cause

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.16

  	
  Termination
  for Default

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.17

  	
  Disputes

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.18

  	
  Conflict
  of Interest

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.19

  	
  Confidentiality
  of Information

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.20

  	
  Confidentiality
  of Contractual Provisions

  	 

	
   

  	
  6.21

  	
  Additional
  Provisions

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
  APPENDIX A

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
  APPENDIX B

  	 

						

 

 

ARTICLE
1

FORMATION

 

1.1                                 Identification of Parties

 

This Contract is between the State of
California, hereinafter designated “the State,” and ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS,
INC., doing business as HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD and HOLLYWOOD
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF VAN NUYS, hereinafter designated “the Provider.”

 

1.2                                 Specification
of State’s Authority and Instrumentalities

 

The Provider hereby recognizes that this
Contract is formed under the authority of Sections 14081, et seq. of the
Welfare and Institutions Code and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto which
authorize the Department of Health Services to contract for provision of
inpatient hospital services to beneficiaries eligible for such services under
the Medi-Cal program in accordance with the rates, terms and conditions
negotiated by the California Medical Assistance Commission.

 

1.3                                 Declaration
that Beneficiaries under the
Medi-Cal Program Are Not Third Party Beneficiaries under this Contract

 

Notwithstanding mutual recognition that
services under this agreement will be rendered by the Provider to beneficiaries
under the Medi-Cal program, as more fully defined in Paragraph 2.3, it is not
the intention of either the State or Provider that such individuals occupy the
position of intended third party beneficiaries of the obligations assumed by
either party to this Contract.

 

1.4                                 Declaration of
Present Contractual Intent

 

The State and the Provider, in
consideration of the covenants, conditions, stipulations, terms and warranties
hereinafter expressed, presently contract as follows.

 

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ARTICLE
2

DEFINITIONS

 

2.1                                 General Meaning
of Words and Terms

 

The words and terms used in this Contract
are intended to have their usual meanings unless a particular or more limited
meaning is associated with their usage in Sections 14000, et seq. of the
Welfare and Institutions Code, or Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations pertaining to the rendition of health care or unless specifically
defined in this Article or otherwise in this Contract.

 

2.2                                 Acute
Administrative Day

 

“Acute Administrative Day” means those
days approved in an acute inpatient facility which provides a higher level of
care than that currently needed by the patient (22 California Code of
Regulations Section 51173).

 

2.3                                 Beneficiary

 

“Beneficiary” means a person certified,
pursuant to Sections 14016 and 14018 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as
eligible for Medi-Cal, except that beneficiary shall not include Medi-Cal
beneficiaries enrolled in Prepaid Health Plans or other organized health
systems which contract with the Department under the provisions of Sections
14000, et seq. of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the regulations and
definitions adopted under Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.  A beneficiary also includes that person whose
eligibility was not determined until after the rendition of inpatient
services.  Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are
also eligible for Medicare hospital benefits under the provisions of Title
XVIII of the Social Security Act, and who have not exhausted those benefits,
are not considered beneficiaries within the meaning of this Contract.  Beneficiary does not include those
individuals receiving skilled nursing facility or long term care services or
acute administrative day care.

 

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2.4                                 Department

 

“Department” means the State Department
of Health Services.

 

2.5                                 Fiscal
Intermediary

 

“Fiscal Intermediary” means that person
or entity who has contracted, as specified in Section 14104.3 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code, with the Department to perform fiscal
intermediary services related to this Contract.

 

2.6                                 Inpatient
Services

 

“Inpatient Services” includes, but is not
limited to, the following services when rendered in accordance with Sections
14133 and 14133.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and Section 51327
of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations to a Medi-Cal beneficiary:

 

(a)              Bed
and board;

 

(b)             Medical,
nursing, surgical, pharmacy and dietary services;

 

(c)              All
diagnostic and therapeutic services required by the beneficiary, including
physicians’ services, except as noted in Appendix A which is incorporated
herein by this reference;

 

(d)             Use
of hospital facilities, medical social services furnished by the hospital, and
such drugs, including takehome drugs, biologicals, supplies, appliances and
equipment, as are required by the beneficiary.

 

(e)              Transportation
services subsequent to admission required in providing inpatient services under
this Contract.

 

(f)                All
other services provided to hospital inpatients except as noted in Appendix A.

 

(g)             Services
rendered by the Provider within 24 hours prior to the beneficiary’s admission
as an inpatient, such as outpatient or emergency services which are related to
the condition for which the beneficiary is admitted as an inpatient.

 

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(h)                             Administrative
services required in providing inpatient services under this Contract.

 

2.7                                 May

 

“May” is used to indicate a permissive or
discretionary term of function.

 

2.8                                 Shall

 

“Shall” is used to introduce a covenant
of either the State or the Provider, and is mandatory.

 

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ARTICLE
3

PERFORMANCE PROVISIONS

 

3.1                                 General
Agreement

 

(a)                             Provider
agrees to render inpatient services (Paragraph 2.7) to any eligible beneficiary
(Paragraph 2.3) in need of such services and assumes full responsibility for
provision of all inpatient services, either directly, or as otherwise provided
in this Contract.  Provider agrees to
accept as payment in full for these inpatient services payment from the
Department as provided in Article 4 of this Contract.  The Department agrees to pay the Provider for
such services rendered in accordance with the terms and under the express
conditions of this Contract.

 

(b)                            Provider
shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain facilities and professional,
allied and supportive paramedical personnel to provide all necessary and
appropriate inpatient services.

 

(c)                             Provider
shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain the organizational and
administrative capabilities to carry out its duties and responsibilities under
this Contract and all applicable statutes and regulations pertaining to
Medi-Cal providers.

 

(d)                            For
the purpose of (a) of this Paragraph “any eligible beneficiary” means any
individual who meets the criteria established in Paragraph 2.3 of this Contract
without reference to residence, domicile or any other geographic factor.

 

(e)                             For
the purpose of (a) of this Paragraph “all inpatient services” means those
services defined in Paragraph 2.7 of this Contract unless expressly excluded in
Appendix A of this Contract.

 

3.2                                 Licensure and
Certification as Conditions Precedent to State’s Payment Obligation

 

(a)                             Provider
hereby represents and warrants that it is currently, and for the duration of
this Contract shall remain,

 

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licensed as a general acute care hospital
in accordance with Sections 1250 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code and the
licensing regulations contained in Title 22 and Title 17 of the California Code
of Regulations.

 

(b)                             Provider
hereby represents and warrants that it is currently, and for the duration of
this Contract shall remain, certified under Title XVIII of the Federal Social
Security Act.

 

(c)                              Provider
agrees that compliance with its obligations to remain licensed as a general
acute care hospital as provided in (a) of this Paragraph, and certified
under the Federal Social Security Act as provided in (b) of this Paragraph
shall be express conditions precedent to maturing the State’s payment
obligations under Paragraph 3.1(a) and Article 4 of this Contract.

 

3.3                                 Utilization
Controls: Compliance by Provider as Condition Precedent to Maturing State’s
Payment Obligation

 

As express conditions
precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligation under the terms of this
Contract the Provider shall adhere to all utilization controls and obtain prior
authorization for services in accordance with the statutes and, except for
those provisions waived by the Director of the Department of Health Services,
regulations and Provider Bulletins governing the Medi-Cal program (Paragraph
6.4 [a] [1]).

 

3.4                                 Appointment of
Liaisons and Agency Status of Provider ‘s Liaison

 

(a)                              Provider
shall designate in writing a person to act as liaison to the Department.  Such person shall coordinate all
communications between the parties.  The
written designation of such person shall constitute the conferral of full
agency powers to bind the Provider as principal in all dealings with the
Department.

 

(b)                             The
Department shall designate a liaison in conformity with the procedures and with
such authority as specified in Paragraph

 

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6.8 of this Contract.  Communications to the Department shall be
submitted to its liaison at the following address:

 

Contract
Officer

Medi-Cal Operations Division

P.O. Box 942732

Sacramento, CA 94234-7320

 

3.5                               Service Location

 

Inpatient services rendered pursuant to
this Contract shall be rendered at the following facilities:

 

	
   

  	
  HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY
  HOSPITAL 

  OF HOLLYWOOD

  6245 De Longpre Avenue

  Hollywood, CA  90028

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY
  HOSPITAL 

  OF VAN NUYS

  14433 Emelita Street

  Van Nuys, CA  91401

  	
   

  

 

3.6                               Quality of Care

 

As express conditions
precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligation under the terms of this
Contract, the Provider shall:

 

(1)                                Assure
that any and all eligible beneficiaries receive care as required by Sections
51207 (a) (4) and 70703 (a) of Title 22 of the California Code
of Regulations.

 

(2)                                Take
such action as required by Provider’s Medical Staff Bylaws against medical
staff members who violate those bylaws, as the same may be from time to time
amended.

 

(3)                                Provide
inpatient services in the same manner to beneficiaries as it provides to all
patients to whom it renders inpatient services.

 

(4)                                Not
discriminate against Medi-Cal beneficiaries in any manner, including admission
practices, placement in special or separate wings or rooms, provision of
special or separate meals, or waiting time for surgical procedures.

 

3.7                               Open Staff

 

Provider
shall not deny medical staff membership or clinical

 

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privileges for reasons other than a
physician’s individual qualifications as determined by professional and ethical
criteria, uniformly applied to all medical staff applicants and members.  Determination of medical staff membership or
clinical privileges shall not be made upon the basis of:

 

(1)                                The
existence of a contract with the Provider or with others;

 

(2)                                Membership
in or affiliation with any society, medical group or teaching facility or upon
the basis of any criteria lacking professional justification, such as sex,
race, creed or national origin.

 

3.8                               Assumption of Risk by
Provider

 

The Provider shall bear total risk for
the cost of all inpatient services rendered to each beneficiary covered by this
Contract.  As used in this Paragraph “risk”
means that the Provider covenants to accept as payment in full for any and all
inpatient services (Paragraph 2.6) payments made by the State pursuant to Article 4
of this Contract.  Such acceptance shall
be made irrespective of whether the cost of such services, transportation and
related administrative expenses shall have exceeded the payment obligation of
the State matured under the conditions set forth in this Contract.  The term “risk” also includes, but is not
limited to the cost for all inpatient services for illness or injury which
results from or is contributed to by catastrophe or disaster which occurs
subsequent to the effective date of this Contract, including but not limited to
acts of God, war or the public enemy.

 

3.9                               Delegation of Provider’s
Duties: When Permitted

 

The Provider and State recognize that the
inpatient hospital services covered by this Contract are personal and
non-delegable.  Any attempt by the
Provider to delegate or otherwise vest responsibility for performance of its
duties in any manner shall constitute a present material breach of this
Contract.

 

3.10                         Patient Rights

 

The Provider shall adopt and post in a
conspicuous place a

 

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written policy on patient’s rights in
accordance with Section 70707 of Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations.  Procedures for resolving a
beneficiary’s complaint involving patients’ rights may be combined with the
grievance procedure in Paragraph 3.12. 
Complaints by beneficiaries with regard to substandard conditions may be
instigated by the Department’s Licensing and Certification Division or by the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization, or such other
agency, as required by law or regulation.

 

3.11                         Beneficiary Evaluation of
Provider’s Services

 

The Provider shall provide a written
questionnaire to the beneficiary at the time of the beneficiary’s
admission.  The questionnaire shall be
approved by the Department and offer the beneficiary the opportunity to
evaluate the care given.  It shall be
collected at the time of discharge and maintained in the Provider’s file for
four years, and shall be made available to agents of the Department.

 

3.12                         Grievance Procedure

 

The Provider shall establish and maintain
a procedure for resolving beneficiary grievances.  Such procedure shall be approved by the
Department prior to implementation.  The
grievance procedure shall include:

 

(1)                                Immediate
recording of all grievances received, including information sufficient to
identify the grievant, date of receipt, nature of the problem, date and
resolution or disposition of the grievance. 
Such records and related documents shall be open to inspection by the
Department and the Federal Department of Health and Human Services for a period
of four years.

 

(2)                                A
finding of fact and resolution within 30 days of receipt of the grievance.

 

(3)                                In
those cases where the grievant is not identifiable, or when the problem cannot
be resolved, entry of notations to that effect in the record, including the
reasons why the grievance could not be resolved

 

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and the individual responsible for that
decision.

 

(4)                                  If
the grievant is identifiable, transmittal of a copy of the finding of fact, and
an explanation of the resolution or disposition of the grievance to the
grievant and the Department within five days of the decision.

 

(5)                                  If
the grievant is identifiable, notification to the grievant regarding a right to
appeal the disposition of the grievance in the form of a complaint with the
Department’s liaison designated under Paragraph 6.8.

 

(6)                                  A
grievance coordinator.

 

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ARTICLE
4

PAYMENT PROVISIONS

 

4.1           Rate Structure;
Contingent Liability of State

 

Provided
that there shall first have been a submission of claims in accordance with
Paragraph 4.3 of this Contract, the Provider shall be paid at the all-inclusive
rate per patient per day of *** for inpatient services provided to
beneficiaries.

 

4.2           Rate Inclusive of
Physician, Transportation and Certain Prior Patient Services

 

The
rate structure under Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract is intended by both the
State and Provider to be inclusive of all inpatient services rendered by the
Provider and to constitute the State I s only financial obligation under this
Contract.  As nonlimiting examples:

 

(a)           There
shall be no separate billing by either the Provider or physicians for inpatient
services rendered by physicians to beneficiaries covered by this Contract,
except for those inpatient services set forth in Appendix A previously
incorporated by reference as part of this Contract.

 

(b)           There
shall be no separate billing for any transportation services required in
providing inpatient services under this Contract.

 

(c)           There
shall be no separate billing for any services rendered by the Provider within a
24-hour period prior to the beneficiary’s admission as an inpatient, such as
outpatient or emergency services, which are related to the condition for which
the beneficiary is admitted as an inpatient. 
Such prior services shall be deemed inpatient services and included in
the rates set under Paragraph 4.1.

 

4.3           Billing Procedures
as Express Conditions Precedent to State’s Payment Obligation

 

(a)           As
an express condition precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligation under
Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract, the Provider

 

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shall
determine that inpatient services rendered directly are not covered, in whole
or in part, under any other state or federal medical care program or under any
other contractual or legal entitlement, including, but not limited to, a
private group indemnification or insurance program or workers’
compensation.  To the extent that such
coverage is available, the State’s payment obligation pursuant to paragraph 4.1
shall be reduced.

 

(b)           As
a further express condition precedent to maturing the State is payment obligation
under Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract, the Provider shall submit claims to the
fiscal intermediary for all services rendered under the terms of this Contract,
in accordance with the applicable billing requirements contained in Title 22 of
the California Code of Regulations.

 

(c)           A
day of service shall be billed for each beneficiary who occupies an inpatient
bed at 12:00 midnight in the facilities of the Provider.  However, a day of service may be billed if
the beneficiary is admitted and discharged during the same day provided that
such admission and discharge is not within 24 hours of a prior discharge.  Only one patient day of service may be billed
for mother and newborn child (children) when both mother and newborn child
(children) are inpatients of the hospital.

 

4.4           Cost Reports

 

Although
they shall not be used for payment purposes under this Contract, as an express
condition precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligation under Paragraph
4.1 of this Contract the Provider shall complete and file Medi-Cal cost reports
in accordance with the requirements in effect during the terms of this
Contract.

 

4.5           Recovery of
Overpayments to Provider, Liability for Interest

 

(a)           When
an audit performed by the Department, the State Controller’s Office, or any other
State agency discloses that the Provider has been overpaid under this Contract,
or where the total payments exceed

 

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the
total liability under this Contract, the Provider covenants that any such overpayment
or excess payments over liability may be recouped by the Department withholding
the amount due from future payments, seeking recovery by payment from the
Provider, or a combination of these two methods.

 

(b)           Overpayments
determined as a result of audits of periods prior to the effective date of this
Contract may be recouped by the Department withholding the amount due from what
would otherwise be the State’s liability under this Contract, seeking recovery
by payment from the Provider, or a combination of those two methods.

 

(c)           When
the Department seeks recoupment or recovery under (a) of this Paragraph
the Provider may appeal according to applicable procedural requirements of
Sections 51016-51047 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, with
the following exceptions:

 

(1)           There
shall be no informal hearing.

 

(2)           The
recovery or recoupment shall commence sixty (60) days after issuance of account
status or demand resulting from an audit or review and shall not be deferred by
the filing of a request for hearing pursuant to Section 51022 of Title 22
of the California Code of Regulations.

 

(3)           The
Provider’s liability to the State for any amount recovered under this Paragraph
shall be as provided in Sections 14171 and 14171.5 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

 

4.6           Customary Charges
Limitation

 

(a)           No
provision in this Contract withstanding, the State’s total liability to the
Provider shall not exceed the Provider’s total customary charges for like
services during each hospital fiscal year or part thereof, in which this
Contract is in effect.  The Department
may recoup any excess of total payments above such total customary charges
under Paragraph 4.5.

 

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(b)           As
used in (a) of this Paragraph “customary charges” is defined in conformity
with 42 USC Section 1395(f) and the regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto.

 

4.7           Assumption of Debts,
Liabilities, and respective Other Obligations Deriving from Contract No. 96-83089

 

The
parties hereby agree to assume all their respective debts, liabilities, and
other obligations related to or deriving from Contract No.  96-83089
between HOLLYWOOD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP doing business as HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD, and
the Department of Health Services.

 

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ARTICLE
5

RECORDS AND AUDIT PROVISIONS

 

5.1           Onsite Reviews

 

(a)           Agents
of the Department shall conduct periodic audits or reviews, including onsite
audits or reviews, of performance under this Contract.  These audits or reviews may evaluate the
following:

 

(1)           Level
and quality of care, and the necessity and appropriateness of the services
provided.

 

(2)           Internal
procedures for assuring efficiency, economy and quality of care.

 

(3)           Grievances
relating to medical care and their disposition.

 

(4)           Financial
records when determined necessary by the Department to protect public funds.

 

(b)           The
Provider shall make adequate office space available for the review team or
auditors to meet and confer.  Such space
must be capable of being locked and secured to protect the work of the review
team or auditors during the period of their investigation.

 

(c)           Onsite
reviews and audits shall occur during normal working hours with at least
72-hour notice, except that unannounced onsite reviews and requests for
information may be made in those exceptional situations where arrangement of an
appointment beforehand is clearly not possible or clearly inappropriate to the
nature of the intended visit.

 

5.2           Records to be Kept;
Audit or Review: Availability; Period of Retention

 

The
Provider covenants that:

 

(1)           It
shall maintain books, records, documents, and other evidence, accounting
procedures, and practices sufficient to reflect properly all direct and
indirect costs of whatever nature claimed to have

 

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been
incurred in the performance of this Contract.

 

(2)           The
above information shall be maintained in accordance with Medicare principles of
reimbursement and generally accepted accounting principles, and shall be
consistent with the requirements of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development.

 

(3)           The
Provider shall also maintain medical records required by Sections 70747 - 70751
of the California Code of Regulations, and other records related to a
beneficiary’s eligibility for services, the service rendered, the beneficiary
to whom the service was rendered, the date of the service, the medical
necessity of the service and the quality of the care provided.  Records shall be maintained in accordance
with Section 51476 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.  The foregoing constitute “records” for the
purposes of this Paragraph.

 

(4)           The
facility or office, or such part thereof as may be engaged in the performance
of this Contract, and the information specified in this Paragraph shall be
subject at all reasonable times to inspection, audits and reproduction by any
duly authorized agents of the Department, the Federal Department of Health and
Human Services and Comptroller General of the United States.  The Federal Department of Health and Human
Services and Comptroller General of the United States are intended third party
beneficiaries of this covenant.

 

(5)           Preserve
and make available its records relating to payments made under this Contract
for a period of four years from the close of the Provider’s fiscal year, or for
such longer period, required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) below.

 

(A)          If
this Contract is terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall
be preserved and made available for a period of four years from the date of the
last payment made under the Contract.

 

(B)           If
any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other

 

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action
involving the records has been started before the expiration of the four year
period, the related records shall be retained until completion and resolution
of all issues arising therefrom or until the end of the four year period
whichever is later.

 

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ARTICLE
6

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

6.1           Integration Clause

 

The
State and Provider declare that this instrument, including Appendix A and
Appendix B, contains a total integration of all rights and obligations of both
parties.  There are no extrinsic
conditions or collateral agreements or undertakings of any kind.  In regarding this instrument as the full and
final expression of their Contract it is the express intention of both the
State and the Provider that any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements,
promises, negotiations, or representations, either oral or written, relating to
the subject matter and period of time governed by this instrument which are not
expressly set forth herein are to have no force, effect, or legal consequence
of any kind.

 

6.2           Performance
Obligations; Effective Date and Term of this Waiver of Provider’s Right to
Administrative Hearing

 

Performance
obligations assumed under this Contract shall commence on the 14th
day of September 2000, and shall apply to all inpatient admissions on or
after this date.  This Contract shall
continue indefinitely subject to the provisions of Paragraph 6.14 and the
rights of termination reserved under Paragraphs 6.15, 6.16 and 6.18.  However, the terms of this Contract shall
continue to apply to any beneficiary receiving inpatient services at the date
of termination.  There shall be no
entitlement to an administrative hearing pursuant to these sections.  The Provider waives any claim it may have to
such a hearing in consideration of the covenants, conditions and provisions of
this Contract.

 

6.3           Headings – The
headings of articles and paragraphs contained in this Contract are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way its meaning or
interpretation.

 

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6.4           Governing
Authorities

 

(a)           This
Contract shall be governed and construed in accordance with:

 

(1)           Part 3,
Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code; Divisions 3 and 5 of Title 22
of the California Code of Regulations; and all other applicable state laws and
regulations according to their content on the effective date stipulated in
Paragraph 6.2; and

 

(2)           Titles
42 and 45 (Part 74) of the Code of Federal Regulations and all other
applicable federal laws and regulations according to their content on and after
the effective date stipulated in Paragraph 6 .2, except those provisions or
applications of those provisions waived by the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services.

 

(b)           Any
provision of this Contract in conflict with the laws or regulations stipulated
in (a) of this Paragraph is hereby amended to conform to the provisions of
those laws and regulations.  Such
amendment of the Contract shall be effective on the effective date of the
statute or regulation necessitating it, and shall be binding on the parties
even though such amendment may not have been reduced to writing and formally
agreed upon and executed by the parties as provided in Paragraph 6.11.

 

6.5           Conformance with
Federal Regulations

 

The
Provider stipulates that this Contract, in part, implements Title XIX of the
Federal Social Security Act and, accordingly, covenants that it will conform to
such requirements and regulations as the United States Department of Health and
Human Services may issue from time to time, except for those provisions waived
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

 

6.6           Application for
Termination in the Face of a Declaration or Finding of Partial Invalidity

 

In
the event any provision of this Contract is declared null and

 

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void
by any court of law, either party may apply to that court for permission to
immediately rescind the remainder of the Contract.  In ruling upon this request the court shall
consider the impact upon the affected Medi-Cal population as well as the
relative degree of hardship which would be imposed upon either or both of the
parties if the request is denied.

 

6.7           Restriction on
Provider’s Freedom to Assign Benefits Only under this Contract or to Engage in
Organic Change

 

The
State and Provider hereby declare their mutual recognition that the subject
matter of this Contract is personal, being founded upon the State’s confidence
in the reputation, type and location of facilities, and other personal
attributes of the Provider.  For this
reason:

 

(1)           Unless
given prior written approval by the Department any attempt by the Provider to
make an assignment of the right to receive the contingent payment obligations
of the State under this contract shall operate as an express condition
subsequent to those obligations discharging the State from what may otherwise
have been a matured obligation of performance.

 

(2)           If
the Provider desires to make an assignment of rights only under this Contract
it shall submit a written application for approval to the Department.  Such an application shall identify the
proposed assignee and include a detailed explanation of the reason and basis
for the proposed assignment.  If the
Department is satisfied that the proposed assignment is consistent with the
continued receipt of satisfactory performance on the part of the Provider it
shall be approved in writing.  The
effective date of the assignment shall be the date upon which the Department
issues written approval.

 

(3)           Unless
given prior written approval by the Department any attempt by the Provider to
participate as a constituent entity in any

 

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merger,
consolidation or sale of assets other than in the regular course of business
shall operate as an express condition subsequent discharging the State from
what may otherwise have been a matured obligation of performance under this
Contract.

 

(4)           If
the Provider desires to participate as a constituent entity in any merger,
consolidation or sale of assets other than in the regular course of business it
shall submit a written application for approval to the Department.  The Department shall act upon such requests
within 30 days of the receipt of such requests.

 

(A)          If
approval is sought for participation in a merger or consolidation the
application shall identify all proposed constituent entities and disclose the
rights and preferences of all classes of stock in the resulting or surviving
entity.  In addition, the application
shall inform the Department of the licensure and certification status of the
proposed resulting or surviving entity (Paragraph 3.2), and such other
information as the Department may require.

 

(B)           If
application is sought for approval of a sale of assets other than in the
regular course of business it shall identify the purchaser; inform the
Department of licensure and certification status of the purchaser (Paragraph
3.2); and, such other information as the Department may require.

 

(5)           If
the Department is satisfied that the proposed merger, consolidation or sale of
assets other than in the regular course of business is consistent with the
continued satisfactory performance of the Provider is obligations under this
Contract it shall be approved in writing. 
The effective date of the merger, consolidation or sale of assets other
than in the regular course of business shall be no earlier than the date upon
which the Department issues written approval.

 

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6.8                                 Contract
Officer - Delegation of Authority

 

The Department will administer this
Contract through a single administrator, the Contract Officer.  Until such time as the Director gives the
Provider written notice of successor appointment, the person designated above
shall make all determinations and take all actions necessary to administer this
Contract, subject to the limitations of California laws and state
administrative regulations.  No person
other than the Contract Officer or the Director shall have the power to bind
the Department relative to the rights and duties of the Contractor and the
Department under this Contract, nor shall any other person be considered to
have the delegated authority of the Contract Officer or to be acting on his
behalf unless the Contract Officer has expressly stated in writing that that
person is acting as his authorized agent.

 

6.9                                 Notice

 

Any notice required to be given pursuant
to the terms and provisions of the Contract shall be in writing and shall be
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.  Notice to the Department shall be sent to the
following address:

 

Contract Officer

Medi-Cal Operations Division

P.O. Box 942732

Sacramento, CA 94234-7320.

 

Notice to the Provider shall be sent to
the Chief Executive Officer at the following address:

 

HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD

6245 De Longpre Avenue

Hollywood, CA 90028

 

6.10                           Status
as Independent Contractors

 

The State and Provider hereby acknowledge
that they are

 

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independent contractors to one another
and neither is an officer, agent, or employee of the other for any purpose.

 

6.11                           Informal
Amendments Ineffective, Toleration of Deviation from Terms of Contract Not to
be Construed as Waiver

 

(a)                                  It
is the express intention of both the State and Provider that the terms of this
totally integrated writing shall comprise their entire Contract and are not
subject to rescission, modification or waiver except as defined in a subsequent
written instrument executed in the same manner and with the same
authority.  In furtherance of this
agreement the State and Provider mutually covenant and request of any reviewing
tribunal that any claim of rescission, modification, or waiver predicated upon
any evidence other than a subsequent written instrument executed in the same
manner and with the same authority as this writing be regarded as void.

 

(b)                                 The
informal toleration by either party of defective performance of any independent
covenant in this Contract shall not be construed as a waiver of either the
right to performance or the express conditions which have been created in this
Contract.

 

6.12                           Beneficiary
Eligibility

 

This Contract is not intended to change
the determination of Medi-Cal eligibility for beneficiaries in any way.  However, in the event the California State
Legislature or Congress of the United States enacts a statute which redefines
Medi-Cal eligibility so as to affect the provision of inpatient services under
this Contract, this new definition shall apply to the terms of this Contract.

 

6.13                           Indemnification

 

The Provider covenants to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the State, its officers, agents and employees from any
and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any and all contractors,
subcontractors, materialmen, laborers or any other person, firm or corporation

 

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furnishing or supplying work, services,
materials or supplies in connection with the performance of this Contract, and
from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any person, firm or
corporation who may be injured or damaged by the Provider in the performance of
this Contract.

 

6.14                           Limitation
of State Liability

 

No provision of this Contract
withstanding, the liability of the State shall not exceed the amount of funds
appropriated in the support of this Contract by the California
Legislature.  Any requirement of
performance by the Department and the Provider is dependent upon the
availability of appropriations by the Legislature for the purpose of this
Contract.

 

6.15                           Termination
Without Cause

 

The Provider or the State may terminate
this Contract without cause in accordance with this Paragraph.  Termination without cause shall be effected
by giving written notice of the termination to the other party at least 120
days prior to the effective date of the termination and stating the effective
date of the termination.

 

6.16                           Termination
for Default

 

(a)                                  The
State may terminate this Contract for default upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Provider, except in cases where the Department determines that
the health and welfare of Medi-Cal beneficiaries is jeopardized by continuation
of the Contract, in which case the Contract may be immediately terminated.  Notification shall state the effective date
of and grounds for termination.

 

(b)                                 The
State may terminate this agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice to the
Provider in the event that: (1) The Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services determines that the Provider does not meet the requirements
for participation in the Medicaid

 

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program, Title XIX of the Social Security
Act; (2) The Provider has violated the conflict of interest provisions
contained in Paragraph 6.18 of this Contract; or, (3) The Department
determines that the Provider is abusing or defrauding the Medi-Cal program or
its beneficiaries.

 

6.17                           Disputes

 

(a)                                  As
an alternative to the judicial remedy available to the Provider under Section 14087.27(a) of
the Welfare and Institutions Code the Provider may appeal disputes relating to
performance under this Contract to an independent hearing examiner appointed by
the Director of the Department.  The
proceedings for review of such disputes shall be conducted by the hearing
examiner and a decision rendered pursuant to the applicable procedural
requirements of Sections 51016-51047 of Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations regarding provider audit appeals with the following exceptions:

 

(1)                                  There
shall be no informal hearing.

 

(2)                                  All
references to a hearing officer shall apply to the independent hearing examiner
appointed by the Director of the Department.

 

(b)                                 The
State and Provider stipulate recognition that the Provider Audit Appeals provisions
referenced in (a) of this Paragraph were enacted as an administrative
mechanism for disputing audit or examination findings regarding the Provider’s
cost report.  The obligations of the
parties to this Contract are not predicated upon a reimbursement of cost basis
and, for that reason, many of the provisions of Section 51016-51047 of
Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, such as cost reports, amended
cost reports, audit reports, amended audit reports, home office-chain
organization related entities, and informal hearings will not be applicable in
the resolution of disputes arising under this Contract.  “Applicable procedural requirements” is
employed in (a) of this Paragraph to render irrelevant such inapplicable
provisions.

 

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6.18                           Conflict
of Interest

 

(a)                                  The
Provider is subject to the terms and conditions of Section 51466 of Title
22 of the California Code of Regulations as promulgated pursuant to Sections
14022, 14124.5, 14030 and 14031 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and must
submit a Medi-Cal Personal Disclosure Statement of Significant Beneficial
Interest form as provided by the Department.

 

(b)                                 This
Contract shall be terminated immediately if it is determined that a state officer
or state employee responsible for development, negotiation, contract
management, or supervision of this Contract has a financial interest in the
Contract as that term is defined in Section 87103 of the Government Code
and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

 

6.19                           Confidentiality
of Information

 

(a)                                  No
provision of this Contract withstanding, names of persons receiving public
social services are confidential and are to be protected from unauthorized
disclosure in accordance with Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations Section 205.50;
Sections 10850 and 14100.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code; and,
regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 
For the purpose of this Contract, all information, records, and data
elements pertaining to beneficiaries shall be protected by the Provider from
unauthorized disclosure.

 

(b)                                 With
respect to any identifiable information concerning beneficiaries under this
Contract that is obtained by the Provider, the Provider:

 

(1)                                  Shall
not use any such information for any purpose other than carrying out the
express terms of this Contract;

 

(2)                                  Shall
promptly transmit to the Department all requests for disclosure of such
information;

 

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(3)                                  Shall
not disclose, except as otherwise specifically permitted by this Contract, any
such information to any party other than the Department without the Department’s
prior written authorization specifying that the information may be released
under Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations Section 205.50; Sections 10850
and 14100.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code; and, regulations adopted
pursuant thereto; and,

 

(4)                                  Shall,
at the termination of this Contract, return all such information to the
Department or maintain such information according to written procedures sent to
the Provider by the Department for this purpose.

 

6.20                           Confidentiality
of Contractual Provisions

 

This Contract and its terms shall remain
confidential and the terms of the Contract may be disclosed by the parties only
in accordance with the disclosure time limits set out in Government Code Section 6254
(q).

 

6.21                           Additional
Provisions

 

Provider shall comply with Paragraphs 1.0
through 6.0 as set forth in “Appendix B,” attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference, but only to the extent that it is mandated by law
that the State incorporate and enforce such provisions in this Contract, and
the Provider reserves any and all rights it may have to seek administrative
and/or judicial review with respect to such provisions.

 

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EXECUTION

 

This Contract shall be deemed duly
executed and binding upon execution by both Parties below.

 

 

	
  Executed on September 8, 2000, at

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Santa Monica, CA  90405

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  (City, State, Zip)

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Alta Healthcare System, Inc. 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Signature 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  David R. Topper, President and CEO 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Type Name and Title

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Hollywood Community Hospital of

  Hollywood

  and

  Hollywood Community Hospital of Van

  Nuys

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Signature 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Remy Hart, CEO 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Type Name and Title

  

 

 

Executed on NOV – 2  2000, at

Sacramento, California

 

	
   

  	
  STATE OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Diana M. Bontá, R.N., Dr. P.H.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Department of Health Services

  

 

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APPENDIX
A

 

	
   

  	
  HOSPITAL NAME:

  	
   

  	
  Hollywood Community Hospital of

  Hollywood and Hollywood Community

  Hospital of Van Nuys New Contract

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  DATE PREPARED:

  	
   

  	
  August 31, 2000

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  PREPARED BY:

  	
   

  	
  Karen A. Thalhammer

  

 

I.                                         SERVICES
NOT PROVIDED BY HOSPITAL OR ITS DELEGATE UNDER THIS CONTRACT AND NOT
REIMBURSABLE

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  UNIVERSAL
  BILLING CODES

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, TRAUMA

  	
   

  	
  208

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, POST ICU

  	
   

  	
  206

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, PEDIATRIC

  	
   

  	
  203

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, LUNG TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  083

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  084

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, HEART TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  086

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, LIVER TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  087

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  088

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

  	
   

  	
  089

  
	
  INTENSIVE
  CARE, BURN CARE IN LICENSED BURN CENTER BEDS

  	
   

  	
  207

  
	
  CORONARY
  CARE, GENERAL

  	
   

  	
  210

  
	
  CORONARY
  CARE, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

  	
   

  	
  211

  
	
  CORONARY
  CARE, OTHER

  	
   

  	
  219

  
	
  CORONARY
  CARE, PULMONARY CARE

  	
   

  	
  212

  
	
  CORONARY
  CARE, POST CCU

  	
   

  	
  214

  
	
  NURSERY,
  NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE

  	
   

  	
  175

  
	
  LITHOTRIPSY

  	
   

  	
  090

  
	
  PEDIATRIC
  - PRIVATE

  	
   

  	
  113

  
	
  PEDIATRIC
  - SEMI-PRIVATE 2 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  123

  
	
  PEDIATRIC
  - SEMI-PRIVATE 3 OR 4 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  133

  
	
  PEDIATRIC
  - WARD (MEDICAL OR GENERAL)

  	
   

  	
  153

  
	
  OBSTETRIC
  - PRIVATE

  	
   

  	
  112

  
	
  OBSTETRIC
  - SEMI-PRIVATE 2 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  122

  
	
  OBSTETRIC
  - SEMI-PRIVATE 3 OR 4 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  132

  
	
  OBSTETRIC
  - WARD (MEDICAL OR GENERAL)

  	
   

  	
  152

  
	
  NURSERY
  NEWBORN, WELL BABY

  	
   

  	
  171

  
	
  NURSERY
  ACUTE WITHOUT ASSOCIATED DELIVERY

  	
   

  	
  085

  
	
  NURSERY
  NEWBORN, INELIGIBLE

  	
   

  	
  094

  
	
  MOTHER
  NURSERY ACUTE WITH ASSOCIATED DELIVERY

  	
   

  	
  095

  
	
  ADMINISTRATIVE
  DAY

  	
   

  	
  098*

  
	
  REHABILITATION
  - PRIVATE

  	
   

  	
  118

  
	
  REHABILITATION
  - SEMI-PRIVATE 2 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  128

  
	
  REHABILITATION
  - SEMI-PRIVATE 3 OR 4 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  138

  
	
  REHABILITATION
  - WARD (MEDICAL OR GENERAL)

  	
   

  	
  158

  

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  CPT-4
  CODES

  
	
  CARDIAC
  CATHETERIZATION

  	
   

  	
  93501-93562

  
	
  CARDIOVASCULAR
  SURGERY

  	
   

  	
  33010-37799

  
	
  ABORTIONS

  	
   

  	
  59840-59857

  
	
  STERILIZATION

  	
   

  	
  55250,55450,56301,56302

  
	
  STERILIZATION

  	
   

  	
  58600,58605,58611,58615

  
	
  NEUROSURGERY

  	
   

  	
  61000-64999

  
	
  CORNEAL
  TRANSPLANTS

  	
   

  	
  65710,65730,65750,65755

  
	
  RADIATION
  THERAPY

  	
   

  	
  77261-77499,77750-77799

  
	
  THERAPEUTIC
  NUCLEAR MEDICINE

  	
   

  	
  79000-79999

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  70336,70540

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  70551-70553,71550

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  72141-72142,72146-72149

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  72156-72158,72196

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  73220-73221,73720-73721

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  74181,75552,75554-75556

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  76093-76094,76400

  
	
  HYPERBARIC
  OXYGEN

  	
   

  	
  99183

  

 

*BILLABLE ONLY OUTSIDE THE PROVISIONS OF
THE CONTRACT.

 

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APPENDIX
A (CONTINUED)

 

	
   

  	
  HOSPITAL NAME:

  	
   

  	
  Hollywood Community Hospital of

  Hollywood and Hollywood Community

  Hospital of Van Nuys New Contract

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  DATE PREPARED:

  	
   

  	
  August 31, 2000

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  PREPARED BY:

  	
   

  	
  Karen A. Thalhammer

  

 

II.            ONLY
THE FOLLOWING PHYSICIAN SERVICES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE AND ARE
NOT SEPARATELY BILLED:

 

NONE

 

III.           ONLY
THE FOLLOWING OTHER PROVIDER SERVICES MAY BE BILLED FEE-FOR-SERVICE BY
SUCH PROVIDER AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ALL-INCLUSIVE CONTRACT RATE:

 

NONE

 

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APPENDIX
B

 

1.0                                 Fair
Employment Practices

 

(a)                                  In
the performance of this Contract, the Provider shall not discriminate against
any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion,
ancestry, sex, age, national origin, physical handicap, mental condition,
sexual orientation, or marital status. 
The Contractor shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants
are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to
their race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, national origin, mental
condition, physical handicap, marital status, or sexual orientation.  Such action shall include, but not be limited
to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or
recruitment advertising, layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of
compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.  The Contractor shall post in conspicuous
places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be
provided by the State setting forth the provisions of this Fair Employment
Practices section.

 

(b)                                 The
Provider shall permit access to his records of employment, employment
advertisements, application forms, and other pertinent data and records by the
State Fair Employment and Housing Commission, or any other agency of the State
of California designated by the State, for the purposes of investigation to
ascertain compliance with the Fair Employment Practices section of this
Contract.

 

(c)                                  Remedies
for Unlawful Employment Practice:

 

(1)                                  The
State may determine an unlawful practice under the Fair Employment Practices
section of this Contract to have occurred upon receipt of a final judgment
having that effect from a court in an action to which Provider was a party, or
upon receipt of a written notice from the Fair Employment and Housing Commission
that it has investigated and determined that the Provider has violated the
provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act and has issued an order,
under Government Code Section 12970, which has become final.

 

(2)                                  For
unlawful practices under this Fair Employment Practices section, the State
shall have the right to terminate this Contract after a determination pursuant
to (c)(1) of this section has been made.

 

Any loss or damage sustained by the State
in securing a replacement provider to render the services contracted for under
this Contract shall be borne and paid for by the Provider and the State may
deduct from any moneys due to that thereafter may become due to the Provider,
the difference between the price named in the contract and the actual cost thereof
to the State.

 

(d)                                 Provider
agrees to comply with Title 2, Division 3, Part 2.8 (Government Code
Sections 12900 et seq.), any amendments thereto, and any regulation adopted
pursuant to that part.

 

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2.0                                 Nondiscrimination
in Services, Benefits and Facilities

 

(a)                                  The
Provider shall not discriminate in the provision of services because of race,
color, religion, national origin, sex, age, mental or physical handicap or
sexual orientation as provided by state and federal law.

 

(b)                                 For
the purposes of this Contract, distinctions on the grounds of race, color,
religion, national origin, age or mental or physical handicap or sexual
orientation include but are not limited to the following:  denying a beneficiary any service or benefit
which is different, or is provided in a different manner or at a different time
from that provided other beneficiaries under this Contract; subjecting a
beneficiary to segregation or separate treatment in any matter related to his
receipt of any service; restricting a beneficiary in any way in the enjoyment,
advantage or privilege enjoyed by others receiving any service or benefit;
treating a beneficiary differently from others in determining whether the
beneficiary satisfied any admission, eligibility, other requirement or
condition which individuals must meet in order to be provided any benefit; the
assignment of times or places for the provision of services on the basis of the
race, color, religion, national origin, age, mental or physical handicap or
sexual orientation of the beneficiaries to be served.

 

(c)                                  The
Provider shall take affirmative action to ensure that services to intended
beneficiaries are provided without regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, age, mental or physical handicap or sexual orientation.

 

3.0                                 Clean
Air and Water

 

(This paragraph 3.0 applicable only if
the Contract exceeds $100,000, or the Federal Contracting Officer or State has
determined that orders under an indefinite quantity contract in anyone year
will exceed $100,000, or a facility to be used has been the subject of a
conviction under the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857c-8 [c][l]) or the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 USC 1319[c]) and is listed by EPA, or the contract is
not otherwise exempt.)

 

(a)                                  The
Provider agrees as follows:

 

(1)                                  To
comply with all the requirements of Section 114 of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (42 USC 1857, et seq., as amended by Pub.L., 91-604) and Section 308
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 USC 1251 et seq., as amended by
Pub.L., 92-500), respectively relating to inspection monitoring, entry,
reports, and information, as well as other requirements specified in Section 114
and Section 308 of the Air Act and the Water Act, respectively, and all
regulations and guidelines issued thereunder before the award of this Contract.

 

(2)                                  No
obligation required by this Contract will be performed in a facility listed on
the Environmental Protection Agency List of Violating Facilities on the date
when this contract was executed unless and until the EPA eliminates the name of
such facility or facilities from such listing.

 

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(3)           To
use its best efforts to comply with clean air standards and clean water
standards at the facility in which the services are being performed.

 

(4)           To
insert the substance of the provisions of this Paragraph 3.0 into any written
delegation.

 

(b)                                 The
terms used in this Paragraph have the following meanings:

 

(1)           The
term “Air Act” means the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 USC 1857 et seq., as
amended by Pub.L., 91-604) .

 

(2)           The
terms “Water Act” means Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 USC
1251 et seq., as amended by Pub.L., 92-500).

 

(3)           The
term “clean air standards” means any enforceable rules, regulations,
guidelines, standards, limitations, orders, controls, prohibitions, or other
which are contained in, issued under, or otherwise adopted pursuant to the Air
Act or Executive Order 11738, an approved implementation procedure or plan
under section 110(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857c-5[d]), an approved
implementation procedure or plan under section 111(c) or section 111(d),
or an approved implementation procedure under section 112(d) of the Air
Act (42 use 1857c-7[d]).

 

(4)           The
terms “clean water standards” means any enforceable limitation, control,
condition, prohibition, standard, or other requirement which is promulgated
pursuant to the Water Act or contained in a permit issued to a discharger by
the Environmental Protection Agency or by a state under an approved program, as
authorized by Section 402 of the Water Act (33 USC 1317).

 

(5)           The
term “compliance” means compliance with clean air or water standards.  Compliance shall also mean compliance with a
schedule or plan ordered or approved by a Court of competent jurisdiction, the
Environmental Protection Agency or an air or water pollution control agency in
accordance with the requirements of the Air Act or Water Act and regulations
issued pursuant thereto.

 

(6)           The
term “facility” means any building, plan, installation, structure, mine, vessel
or other floating craft, location, or site of operations, owned, leased, or
supervised by a Provider or delegate, to be utilized in the performance of a
contract of delegation.  Where a location
or site of operations contains or includes more than one building, plant,
installation, or structure, the entire location or site shall be deemed to be a
facility except where the Director, Office of Federal Activities, Environmental
Protection Agency, determines that independent facilities are collected in one
geographical area.

 

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4.0                                 Utilization
of Small Business Concerns

 

(a)           It
is the policy of the Federal Government and the State as declared by the
Congress and the State Legislature that a fair proportion of the purchases and
contracts for supplies and services for the State be placed with small business
concerns.

 

(b)           The
Provider shall accomplish the maximum amount of delegation to and purchased of
goods or services from small business concerns that the Contractor finds to be
consistent with the efficient performance of this Contract.

 

5.0                                 Utilization
of Minority Business Enterprises

 

(a)           It
is the policy of the Federal Government and the State that minority business
enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in
the performance of State contracts.

 

(b)           The
Provider agrees to use its best efforts to carry out this policy in its
delegations and purchases of goods and services to the fullest extent
consistent with the efficient performance of this Contract.  As used in this Contract, the terms “minority
business enterprise” means a business, at least 50 percent of which is owned by
minority group members or, in the case of public owned business, at least 51
percent of the stock of which is owned by minority group members.  For the purpose of this definition, minority group
members are Black, Asian, Spanish-speaking/Surnamed, Filipino, Polynesian,
American Indian, or Alaskan Native. 
Non-minority women-owned firms may be included when business is 50
percent owned and operated by a woman and the co-owner is not her husband, or
51 percent (or greater) when owned and operated by a woman and the co-owner is
her husband, and/or is publicly owned. 
Providers may rely on written representations from businesses regarding
their status as minority business enterprises in lieu of an independent
investigation.

 

6.0                                 Provision
of Bilingual Services

 

(a)           When
the community potentially served by the Provider consists of non-English or
limited-English speaking persons, the Provider shall take all steps necessary
to develop and maintain an appropriate capability for communicating in any
necessary second language, including, but not limited to the employment of, or
contracting for, in public contact positions of persons qualified in the
necessary second languages in a number sufficient to ensure full and effective
communication between the non-English and limited-English speaking applicants
for, and beneficiaries of, the facility’s services and the facility’s
employees.

 

Provider may comply with this paragraph
6.0 by providing sufficient qualified translators to provide translation

 

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in any necessary second language for any
patient, caller or applicant for service, within ten minutes of need for
translation.  Provider shall maintain
immediate translation capability in the emergency room when five percent of the
emergency room patients or applicants for emergency room services are
non-English or limited-English speaking persons.

 

Provider shall provide immediate
translation to non-English or limited English speaking patients whose condition
is such that failure to immediately translate would risk serious
impairment.  Provider shall post notices
in prominent places in the facility of the availability of translation in the
necessary second languages.

 

(b)                                 As
used in this Paragraph:

 

(1)           “Non-English
or limited English speaking persons” refers to persons whose primary language
is a language other than English;

 

(2)           “Necessary
second language” refers to a language, other than English, which is the primary
language of at least five percent (5%) of either the community potentially
served by the contracting facility or of the facility’s patient population; and

 

(3)           “Community
potentially served by the contracting facility” refers to the geographic area
from which the facility derives eighty percent (80%) of its patient population.

 

(4)           “Qualified
translator” is a person fluent in English and in the necessary second language,
familiar with medical terminology, and who can accurately speak, read, write
and readily interpret in the necessary second language.

 

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CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 1

 

	
  Contract No.:

  	
   

  	
  00-83123

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC.

  dba: HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  6245 De Longpre Avenue

  Hollywood, CA 90028

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  AND

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC.

  dba: HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF VAN NUYS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  Address:     14433
  Emelita Street

                     Van
  Nuys, CA 91401

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  TERMS
  OF THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT MUST REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC
  DISCLOSURE UNTIL:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  SERVICES:   01-24-03

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  PER
  DIEM RATE:   01-24-05

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt From Public Records Act

Government Code Section 6254 [q]

 

 

AMENDMENT NO.  1 TO CONTRACT NO. 00-83123 BETWEEN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS HOLLYWOOD
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD AND HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF VAN NUYS.

 

WHEREAS, the State of California,
hereinafter designated “the State”, and ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC., doing
business as HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD and HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL OF VAN NUYS, hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered into a contract
(Contract No.  00-83~23) for provision of inpatient hospital services
effective, September 14, 2000;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the
provisions for renegotiation and modification set forth in Article 6, Section 6.11
of said Contract, the Contract is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph One - Amendment of 4.1 - Rate
Structure; Contingent Liability of State

 

4.1 - Rate Structure; Contingent
Liability of State is hereby amended to read:

 

Provided that there
shall first have been a submission of claims in accordance with Paragraph 4.3
of this Contract, the Provider shall be paid at the all-inclusive rate per
patient per day of *** for inpatient services provided to beneficiaries.

 

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Paragraph Two -
Addition of 6.22 - Prohibition Against Use of State Funds to Assist, Promote,
or Deter Union Organizing

 

6.22 - Prohibition Against Use of
State Funds to Assist, Promote, or Deter Union Organizing is hereby added
as follows:

 

In accordance with
Government Code Section 16645, et seq. Contractor shall not use State
funds to assist, promote, or deter union organizing during the life of this
Contract, including any extensions or renewals of this Contract.

 

Paragraph
Three - Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

If this Amendment is
signed by the Provider and returned to the California Medical Assistance
Commission within thirty (30) days of January 24, 2002, then the Contract
changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on January 24,
2002.  If this Amendment is not signed
and returned within thirty days.  then
the Contract changes agreed to in this Amendment shall be effective on the date
the Contract is signed by both parties.

 

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Paragraph Four
- Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All other terms and provisions of said
Contract shall remain in full force and effect, so that all rights, duties and
obligations, and liabilities of the parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

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EXECUTION

 

This Contract shall be deemed duly
executed and binding upon execution by both Parties below.

 

 

	
  Executed on January 16, 2002, at

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Santa Monica, Calif. 90405

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  (City, State, Zip)

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Alta Hollywood Hospitals, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Hospital 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Signature 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  David Topper CEO 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Type Name and Title

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Executed on February 13, 2002, at

  Sacramento, California

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  STATE OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Diana M. Bontá, R.N., Dr., P.H.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Department of Health Services

  

 

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CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment:
No. 2

 

	
  Contract No.:

  	
   

  	
  00-83123

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC.

  dba: HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  6245 De Longpre Avenue

  Hollywood, CA 90028-8253

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  AND

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC.

  dba: HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF VAN NUYS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  Address:     14433
  Emelita Street

                     Van
  Nuys, CA 91401-4213

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Provider No.:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  TERMS
  OF THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT MUST REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC
  DISCLOSURE UNTIL:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  SERVICES:    03-10-06

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  PER
  DIEM RATE:    03-10-09

  

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt From Public Records Act

Government Code Section 6254 [q]

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CONTRACT NO.
00-83123 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA HOLLYWOOD HOSPITAL, INC.,
DOING BUSINESS AS HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD AND HOLLYWOOD
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF VAN NUYS.

 

WHEREAS, the State of California,
hereinafter designated “the State”, and Alta Hollywood Hospital, Inc.,
doing business as Hollywood Community Hospital of Hollywood and Hollywood
Community Hospital of Van Nuys I hereinafter designated “the Provider,” entered
into a contract (Contract No. 00-83123) for provision of inpatient
hospital services effective September 14, 2000 and subsequently amended;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the
provisions for renegotiation and modification set forth in Article 6,
Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph One
- Amendment of 3.4 - Appointment of Liaisons and Agency Status of Provider’s
Liaison

 

3.4 - Appointment of Liaisons an
Liaison is hereby amended to read:

 

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(a)           Provider
shall designate in writing a person to act as liaison to the Department.  Such person shall coordinate all
communications between the parties.  The
written designation of such person shall constitute the conferral of full
agency powers to bind the Provider as principal in all dealings with the
Department.

 

(b)           The
Department shall designate a liaison in conformity with the procedures and with
such authority as specified in Paragraph 6.8 of this Contract.  Communications to the Department shall be
submitted to its liaison at the following address:

 

Contract Officer

Medi-Cal Operations Division

P.O. Box 997419

MS 4506

Sacramento, CA 95899-7419

 

Paragraph Two –
Amendment of 3.7 - Open Staffing/Exclusive Staffing Contracts

 

3.7 - Open Staffing/Exclusive Staffing
Contracts is hereby amended to read:

 

(a)           As
a Selective Provider Contracting Program contractor, the Provider shall comply
with Welfare and Institutions Code section 14087.28.

 

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(b)           Notwithstanding
Subparagraph (a) above and Welfare and Institutions Code
section 14087.28, Provider may enter into exclusive contracts for the
provision of pathology, radiology, and anesthesiology acute inpatient services,
except for consulting services requested by the admitting physician.

 

(c)           The
Parties acknowledge that although Paragraph 3.7 of this Contract and Section 14087.28
of the Welfare, and Institutions Code prohibit exclusive staffing arrangements
for Selective Provider Contracting Program hospitals, their applicability is
limited to physician staffing for acute inpatient services.  Therefore, contractual staffing arrangements
to provide outpatient services are not contrary to Paragraph 3.7 of this Contract
or Section 14087.28 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

 

Paragraph
Three - Amendment 4.1 - Rate Structure; Contingent Liability of State

 

4.1 - Rate Structure; Contingent
Liability of State is hereby amended to read:

 

Provided that there shall first have been
a submission of claims in accordance with Paragraph 4.3 of this Contract, the
Provider shall be paid as follows:

 

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(a)           For
Inpatient Services provided to Beneficiaries, the all-inclusive rate per patient
per day of ***.

 

(b)           Commencing
March 10, 2006, for Inpatient Services provided to Beneficiaries, the
all-inclusive rate per patient per day of ***.

 

Paragraph Four
- Amendment of 4.2 - Rate Inclusive of Physician, Transportation and Certain
Prior Patient Services

 

4.2 - Rate Inclusive of Physician,
Transportation and Certain Prior Patient Services is hereby amended to
read:

 

The rate structure under Paragraph 4.1 of
this Contract is intended by both the State and Provider to be inclusive of all
Inpatient Services rendered by the Provider and to constitute the State’s only
financial obligation under this Contract. 
As nonlimiting examples:

 

(a)           There
shall be no separate billing by either the Provider or physicians for the
services specified in Appendix A, Section II, rendered by physicians to
Beneficiaries.

 

(b)           There
shall be no separate billing for any transportation services required in
providing Inpatient Services under this Contract.

 

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(c)           There
shall be no separate billing for any services rendered by the Provider within a
24-hour period prior to the Beneficiary’s admission as an inpatient, such as
outpatient or emergency services, which are related to the condition for which
the Beneficiary is admitted as an inpatient. 
Such prior services shall be deemed Inpatient Services and included in
the rates set under Paragraph 4.1.

 

Paragraph Five
- Amendment of 4.3 - Billing Procedures as Express Conditions Precedent to
State’s Payment Obligation

 

4 .3 - Billing Procedures as Express
Conditions Precedent to State’s Payment Obligation is hereby amended to
read:

 

(a)           As
an express condition precedent to maturing the State’s payment obligation under
Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract, the Provider shall determine that inpatient
services rendered are not covered, in whole or in part, under any other state
or federal medical care program or under any other contractual or legal
entitlement, including, but not limited to, a private group indemnification or
insurance program or workers I compensation. 
To the extent that such coverage is available, the State’s payment
obligation pursuant to Paragraph 4.1 shall be reduced.

 

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(b)           As
a further express condition precedent to maturing the State’s payment
obligation under Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract, the Provider shall submit
claims to the fiscal intermediary for all services rendered under the terms of
this Contract, in accordance with the applicable billing requirements contained
in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.

 

(c)           A
day of service shall be billed for each beneficiary who occupies an inpatient
bed at 12:00 midnight in the facilities of the Provider.  However, a day of service may be billed if
the beneficiary is admitted and discharged during the same day provided that
such admission and discharge is not within 24-hours of a prior discharge.  Only one patient day of service may be billed
for mother and newborn child (children) when both mother and newborn child
(children) are inpatients of the hospital.

 

(d)           The
State may from time to time adopt updated billing codes by means of regulation,
Medi-Cal Provider Manual, Medi-Cal Update Bulletin, or similar instruction,
which shall automatically replace the applicable billing codes expressly stated
in this Contract and/or its appendices, without the need to amend this Contract
as set forth in Paragraph 6.11.

 

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Paragraph Six
- Amendment of 6.8 - Contract Officer - Delegation of Authority

 

6.8 - Contract
Officer Delegation of Authority is hereby amended to
read:

 

The Department will administer this
Contract through a single administrator, the Contract Officer.  Until such time as the Director gives the
Provider written notice of successor appointment, the person designated above
shall make all determinations and take all actions necessary to administer this
Contract, subject to the limitations of California laws and State
administrative regulations.  No person
other than the Contract Officer or the Director shall have the power to bind
the Department relative to the rights and duties of the Contractor and the
Department under this Contract, nor shall any other person be considered to
have the delegated authority of” the Contract Officer or to be acting on his
behalf unless the Contract Officer has expressly stated in writing that that
person is acting as his authorized agent.

 

Paragraph
Seven - Amendment of 6.9 - Notice

 

6.9 - Notice is hereby
amended to read:

 

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Any notice required to be given pursuant
to the terms and provisions of the Contract shall be in writing and shall be
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.  Department shall be sent to the following address:

 

Contract Officer

Medi-Cal Operations Division

P.O. Box 997419

MS 4506

Sacramento, CA 95899-7419

 

Notice to the Provider shall be sent to
the Chief Executive Officer at the following address:

 

Hollywood Community Hospital of Hollywood

6245 De Longpre Avenue

Hollywood, CA 90028-8253

 

Paragraph
Eight - Amendment of 6.15 - Termination Without Cause

 

6.15 - Termination Without
Cause is hereby amended to read:

 

The Provider or the State may terminate
this Contract without cause in accordance with this Paragraph.  Termination without cause shall be effected
by giving written notice of the termination to the other party on or after November 10,
2006, and at least 120 days prior to the effective date of the termination and
stating the effective date of the termination.

 

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Paragraph Nine
- Deletion of 6.22 - Prohibition Against Use of State Funds to Assist, Promote,
or Deter Union Organizing

 

6.22 - Prohibition Against
Use of State Funds to Assist, Promote, or Deter Union Organizing is hereby
deleted.

 

Paragraph Ten
- Effective Date of Contract Amendment

 

If this Amendment is signed by the
Provider and returned to the California Medical Assistance Commission within
thirty (30) days of March 10, 2005, then the Contract changes agreed to in
this Amendment shall be effective on March 10, 2005.  If this Amendment is not signed and returned
within thirty days, then the Contract changes agreed to in this Amendment shall
be effective on the date the Contract is signed by both parties.

 

Paragraph
Eleven - Incorporation of Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

All other terms and provisions of said
Contract shall remain in full force and effect, so that all rights, duties and
obligations, and liabilities of the parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

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EXECUTION

 

This Contract shall be deemed duly
executed and binding upon execution by both Parties below.

 

	
  Executed on March 2, 2005, at

  	
   

  
	
  Los Angeles, California

  	
   

  
	
   (City, State, Zip)

  	
   

  

 

	
   

  	
  Alta Hollywood Hospitals, Inc 

  
	
   

  	
  Hospital 

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Signature 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  David Topper, Chief Executive Officer 

  
	
   

  	
  Type Name and Title

  

 

 

Executed on 3/21/05, at

Sacramento, California

 

	
   

  	
  STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sandra Shewry

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Department of Health Services

  

 

10

 

CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES

 

Amendment
No. 3

 

	
  Contract No.:

  	
   

  	
  00 - 83123

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA 

  	
  HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: 

  	
  HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF
  HOLLYWOOD

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  6245 De Longpre Avenue

  Hollywood, CA 90028  -  8253

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  AND

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital:

  	
   

  	
  ALTA 

  	
  HOLLYWOOD HOSPITALS, INC. 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  dba: 

  	
  HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF VAN
  NUYS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Address:

  	
   

  	
  Address:

  	
  14433 Emelita Street 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Van Nuys, CA 91401 - 4213

  
					

 

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT RELEASE

Exempt From Public Records Act

Government Code Section 6254 [q]

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CONTRACT
NO. 00 - 83123 BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ALTA HOLLYWOOD
HOSPITALS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD
AND HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF VAN NUYS.

 

WHEREAS, the State of California,
hereinafter designated “the State”, and Alta Hollywood Hospitals, Inc.,
doing business as Hollywood Community Hospital of Hollywood and Hollywood
Community Hospital of Van Nuys, hereinafter designated “the Provider”, entered
into a contract (Contract No. 00 - 83123) for provision of inpatient
hospital services September 14, 2000 and subsequently amended;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the
provisions for renegotiation and modification set forth in Article 6,
Paragraph 6.11 of the Contract, the Contract is amended as follows:

 

Paragraph One  -  Amendment of 3.5  -  Service Location

 

3 .5 – Service Location is hereby
amended to read:

 

Inpatient Services rendered pursuant to
this Contract shall be rendered at the following facilities:

 

1

 

HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HOLLYWOOD

6245 De Longpre Avenue

Hollywood, CA 90028 - 8253

 

And

 

HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF VAN NUYS

14433 Emelita Street

Van Nuys, CA 91401 - 4213

 

Paragraph Two - Amendment of 3.7 Open
Staffing / Exclusive Staffing Contracts

 

3.7 – Open Staffing / Exclusive
Staffing Contracts is hereby amended to read:

 

Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code
section 14087.28, subdivision (b) , Provider is authorized to enter into
an exclusive contract for the provision of pathology, radiology, and
anesthesiology Inpatient Services, except for consulting services requested by
the admitting physician.

 

2

 

Paragraph Three - Amendment of 4.1 - Rate
Structure: Contingent Liability of State

 

4.1 – Rate Structure; Contingent
Liability of State is hereby amended to read:

 

Provided that there shall first have been
a submission of claims in accordance with Paragraph 4.3 of this Contract, the
Provider shall be paid as follows:

 

(a)           For
Inpatient Services provided to Beneficiaries, the all-inclusive rate per
patient per day of ***.

 

(b)           Commencing
August 10, 2008, for Inpatient Services provided to Beneficiaries, the
all-inclusive rate per patient per day of ***.

 

Paragraph Four - Amendment of 6.15 –
Termination Without Cause

 

6.15 – Termination Without Cause
is hereby amended to read:

 

The Provider or the State may terminate
this Contract without cause in accordance with this Paragraph.  Termination without cause shall be  effected by giving written notice of the
termination to the other party on or after July 10, 2009 and at

 

3

 

least 120 days prior to the effective
date of the termination and stating the effective date of the termination.

 

Paragraph Five - Addition of 6.30 -
Employee Education About False Claims Recovery

 

6.30 – Employee Education About False
Claims Recovery is hereby added, which reads as follows:

 

Provider shall comply with 42 USC Section 1396a(a) (68),
Employee Education About False Claims Recovery, as a condition of receiving
payments under this Contract.  Upon
request by the Department, Provider shall demonstrate compliance with this
provision, which may include providing the Department with copies of Provider’s
applicable written policies and procedures and any relevant employee handbook
excerpts.

 

Paragraph Six – Amendment of Appendix A

 

Appendix A
is hereby amended to read as attached to this amendment.

 

4

 

Paragraph Seven – Effective Date of
Contract Amendment

 

If this Amendment is signed by the
Provider and returned to the California Medical Assistance Commission within
thirty (30) days of May 10, 2007, then the Contract changes agreed to in
this Amendment shall be effective on May 10, 2007.  If this Amendment is not signed and returned
within thirty days, then the Contract changes agreed to in this Amendment shall
be effective on the date the Contract is signed by both parties.

 

Paragraph Eight – Incorporation of
Contract Rights, Duties and Obligations

 

The terms in this Amendment shall have no
retroactive effect on any Department audit determinations or related appeals
for dates of service prior to the effective date of this Amendment.  All other terms and provisions of said
Contract shall remain in full force and effect, so that all rights, duties and
obligations, and liabilities of the parties hereto otherwise remain unchanged.

 

5

 

EXECUTION

 

This Contract shall be deemed duly
executed and binding upon execution by both Parties below.

 

	
  Executed on May 3, 2007, at

  	
   

  
	
  Los Angeles, CA

  	
   

  
	
   (City, State, Zip)

  	
   

  

 

	
   

  	
  Hollywood Community Hospital of
  Hollywood

  
	
   

  	
  Hospital

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Signature

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  David Topper, Chief Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
  Type Name and Title

  

 

 

Executed on May 3, 2007, at

Sacramento, California

 

	
   

  	
  STATE OF CALIFORNIA

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sandra Shewry

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Director

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Department of Health Services

  

 

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APPENDIX
A

 

	
   

  	
  HOSPITAL NAME:

  	
   

  	
  Hollywood Community Hospital of
  Hollywood & Van Nuys

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  CONTRACT:

  	
   

  	
  00 - 83123, A - 03

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  EFFECTIVE DATE:

  	
   

  	
  May 10, 2007

  

 

I.                                         Provider
shall provide a Medi-Cal Beneficiary his/her specific Medi-Cal benefit
Inpatient Services if Provider renders those same services to a non-Medi-Cal
beneficiary, without exception.

 

As of the effective date of this Appendix
A, the common acute and/or intensive Inpatient Services listed below are not
directly, or indirectly, provided by Provider to any patients regardless of
payor source, i.e., Medi -Cal, Medicare, private pay, commercial insurance,
third-party payor, or other payor source.

 

If any of the Inpatient Services below
are subsequently made available to non-Medi-Cal patients and are a Medi-Cal
benefit, Provider shall provide such services to Medi -Cal Beneficiaries at the
all inclusive, general acute care hospital (GACH) per diem rate(s) specified
in Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  REVENUE CODES

  
	
  OBSTETRIC - PRIVATE

  	
   

  	
  112

  
	
  OBSTETRIC - SEMI-PRIVATE 2 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  122

  
	
  OBSTETRIC - SEMI-PRIVATE 3 OR 4 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  132

  
	
  OBSTETRIC - WARD (MEDICAL OR GENERAL)

  	
   

  	
  152

  
	
  PEDIATRIC - PRIVATE

  	
   

  	
  113

  
	
  PEDIATRIC - SEMI-PRIVATE 2 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  123

  
	
  PEDIATRIC - SEMI-PRIVATE 3 OR 4 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  133

  
	
  PEDIATRIC - WARD (MEDICAL OR GENERAL)

  	
   

  	
  153

  
	
  REHABILITATION - PRIVATE

  	
   

  	
  118

  
	
  REHABILITATION - SEMI-PRIVATE 2 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  128

  
	
  REHABILITATION - SEMI-PRIVATE 3 OR 4 BEDS

  	
   

  	
  138

  
	
  REHABILITATION WARD (MEDICAL OR GENERAL)

  	
   

  	
  158

  
	
  NURSERY, GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

  	
   

  	
  170

  
	
  NURSERY, NEWBORN LEVEL I

  	
   

  	
  171

  
	
  NURSERY, NEWBORN LEVEL II

  	
   

  	
  172

  
	
  NURSERY, NEWBORN LEVEL III

  	
   

  	
  173

  
	
  NURSERY, NEWBORN LEVEL IV

  	
   

  	
  174

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, PEDIATRIC

  	
   

  	
  203

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, INTERMEDIATE ICU

  	
   

  	
  206

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, BURN CARE

  	
   

  	
  207

  
	
  INTENSIVE CARE, TRAUMA

  	
   

  	
  208

  
	
  CORONARY CARE, GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

  	
   

  	
  210

  
	
  CORONARY CARE, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

  	
   

  	
  211

  

 

The state may
from time to time adopt updated billing codes by means of regulation, Medi-Cal
Provider Manual, Medi-Cal Update Bulletin, or similar instruction, which shall
automatically replace the applicable billing codes expressly stated in this
Contract and/or its appendices, to the extent the 

 

1

 

service remains
a Medi-Cal benefit, without the need to amend this Contract as set forth in
Paragraph 6.11.

 

2

 

	
  CORONARY CARE,
  PULMONARY CARE

  	
   

  	
  212

  
	
  CORONARY CARE,
  INTERMEDIATE CCU

  	
   

  	
  214

  
	
  CORONARY CARE,
  OTHER

  	
   

  	
  219

  
	
  LITHOTRIPSY,
  GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

  	
   

  	
  790

  

 

Inpatient Transplant Services

 

	
  TRANSPLANT RELATED SERVICE

  	
   

  	
  ICD-9 PROCEDURE CODE*

  
	
  BONE MARROW

  	
   

  	
  41.01, 41.02, 41.03,
  41.04, 41.05, 41.07, 41.08 or 41.09

  
	
  HEART

  	
   

  	
  37.5 or 37.51

  
	
  HEART-LUNG

  	
   

  	
  33.6

  
	
  KIDNEY

  	
   

  	
  55.61 or 55.69

  
	
  COMBINED
  KIDNEY/PANCREAS

  	
   

  	
  52.80 and 55.61 or
  55.69

  
	
  PANCREAS

  	
   

  	
  55.69

  
	
  LIVER

  	
   

  	
  50.51 or 50.59

  
	
  SMALL BOWEL

  	
   

  	
  46.97

  
	
  COMBINED LIVER/SMALL
  BOWEL

  	
   

  	
  46.97 and 50.59

  
	
  LUNG

  	
   

  	
  33.50, 33.51 or 33.52

  

 

*Billed in conjunction
with Revenue Code 201 or 203

 

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  CPT-4 CODES

  
	
  CARDIAC
  CATHETERIZATION

  	
   

  	
  93501-93562

  
	
  CARDIOVASCULAR
  SURGERY

  	
   

  	
  33010-37799

  
	
  ABORTIONS

  	
   

  	
  59840-59857

  
	
  STERILIZATION

  	
   

  	
  55250,55450,56301,56302

  
	
  STERILIZATION

  	
   

  	
  58600,58605,58611,58615

  
	
  NEUROSURGERY

  	
   

  	
  61000-64999

  
	
  CORNEAL
  TRANSPLANTS

  	
   

  	
  65710,65730,65750,65755

  
	
  RADIATION
  THERAPY

  	
   

  	
  77261-77499,77750-77799

  
	
  THERAPEUTIC
  NUCLEAR MEDICINE

  	
   

  	
  79000-79999

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  70336,70540

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  70551-70553,71550

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  72141-72142,72146-72149

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  72156-72158,72196

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  73220-73221,73720-73721

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  74181,75552,75554-75556

  
	
  MAGNETIC
  RESONANCE IMAGING

  	
   

  	
  76093-76094,76400

  
	
  HYPERBARIC
  OXYGEN

  	
   

  	
  99183

  

 

The state may from time to time adopt updated billing codes by means of
regulation, Medi-Cal Provider Manual, Medi-Cal Update Bulletin, or similar
instruction, which shall automatically replace the applicable billing codes
expressly stated in this Contract and/or its appendices, to the extent the
service remains a Medi-Cal benefit, without the need to amend this Contract as set
forth in Paragraph 6.11.

 

3

 

II.                                  Professional
physician fees, excluding technical fees, for the following services provided
during an acute and/or intensive inpatient admission are included in Provider’s
all inclusive per diem rate(s) specified in Paragraph 4.1 of this Contract
and must not be separately claimed to the Medi-Cal Program by Provider, the
physician(s) providing the service, or other claimant.  Professional physician fees for services not
listed below may be separately claimed using applicable Medi-Cal Billing and
Payment Policies for reimbursement.

 

NONE

 

III.                              The
following allied health professional services, durable medical equipment, and
other listed items provided during an acute and/or intensive inpatient stay are
not included in the all inclusive per diem rate(s) specified in Paragraph
4.1 of this Contract, and may be separately claimed.

 

NONE

 

The state may from time to time adopt updated billing codes by means of
regulation, Medi-Cal Provider Manual, Medi-Cal Update Bulletin, or similar
instruction, which shall automatically replace the applicable billing codes
expressly stated in this Contract and/or its appendices, to the extent the
service remains a Medi-Cal benefit, without the need to amend this Contract as
set forth in Paragraph 6.11.

 

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