PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA INC
AMENDED AND RESTATED DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.9(bb) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT NO. 2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>TO THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(As Amended and Restated Effective November 28, 2001) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 to the PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN (as amended and restated November 28, 2001), effective as of
December 3, 2003, subject to the approval of the shareholders of Pediatric Services of America, Inc. (Delaware) (the &#147;Company&#148;); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>W</U> <U>I</U> <U>T</U> <U>N</U> <U>E</U> <U>S</U> <U>S</U> <U>E</U> <U>T</U> <U>H</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Pediatric Services of America, Inc. (Delaware) (the &#147;Board&#148;) and the
shareholders of the Company have approved an amendment and restatement of the Pediatric Services of America, Inc. Directors Stock Option Plan, effective as of November 28, 2001 (the &#147;Directors Plan&#148;); </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Board has the authority in accordance with Section 10.1 of the
Plan to amend the Directors Plan further, subject to the terms and conditions specified in Directors Plan Section 10.2; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the plan further to increase the number of shares of the common stock of the Pediatric Services of America, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) authorized for the making of grants under the Directors Plan, recognizing that, under the Directors Plan, such an amendment must be approved by the shareholders of the Company; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, the Board hereby amends the Plan as follows, effective as
stated above, but subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. Article 4 of the Plan is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;The stock subject to the Options and other provisions of the Plan may be authorized but unissued or reacquired (whether on the
market or otherwise) shares of Common Stock. Subject to readjustment in accordance with the provisions of Article 7, the total number of shares of Common Stock for which Options may be granted to persons participating in the Plan shall not exceed in
the aggregate 650,000 shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares of Common Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of any expired or terminated Option returned to the Company by forfeiture again may become subject to Options
under the Plan.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. The Plan is updated to reflect the
modifications in this Amendment No. 2 by replacing pages 2 and 5 (counted including the title page) with the revised pages attached hereto, so that the resulting document, with the attached replacement pages and the replacement pages adopted
pursuant to Amendment No. 1 (to the extent not superseded by this Amendment No. 2) included, will be deemed to be a further amendment and restatement of the Plan to include all amendments through this Amendment No. 2. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. Except as hereinabove and heretofore amended and modified, the Plan as
amended and restated effective November 28, 2001 shall remain in full force and effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B><B><I>Adopted by the Board of Directors of </I></B><B> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B><B><I>Pediatric Services of
America, Inc. on December 3, 2003</I></B><B> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B></B><B><I>Approved by Shareholders, February 6, 2004</I></B><B> </B></FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>REPLACEMENT PAGE FOR PAGE TWO OF PLAN DOCUMENT/Amendment No. 2 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PEDIATRIC SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(As Amended and Restated Effective November 28, 2001) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Purpose </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">1.1<I> General Purpose</I>. Pediatric Services of America, Inc. hereby amends and restates the Pediatric Services of America, Inc. Directors Stock Option Plan originally established effective June 10, 1994. This document also reflects
Amendments No. 1 (effective November 28, 2001) and No. 2 (effective December 3, 2003) to this Plan. This Plan permits the grant of nonqualified stock options for the purpose of promoting the long-term growth and profitability of the Company by
providing Directors with incentives to improve stockholder value and to contribute to the success of the Company through ownership of the Company&#146;s stock. The Company also intends that the Plan will enable the Company to attract and retain
persons of outstanding quality. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.2<I> Intended Tax Effects of
Options</I>. Any NQSO granted hereunder should be taxed in accordance with Code &#167;83. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Definitions </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following words and phrases as used in this Plan shall have the meanings set forth in this Article unless a different
meaning is clearly required by the context: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.1<I> 1933
Act</I> shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">2.2<I> 1934 Act</I> shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.3<I> Beneficiary</I> shall mean, with respect to an Optionee, the Person or Persons who acquire the Options of such Optionee by bequest or inheritance. To the extent that an Option has not yet been distributed to
such Person or Persons from a deceased Optionee&#146;s estate, an Option may be exercised by the executor or administrator (as applicable) of the deceased Optionee&#146;s estate. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.4<I> Board</I> shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.5<I> Code</I> shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.6<I> Committee</I> shall mean the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors, or such other committee appointed by the Board to administer and interpret the Plan in accordance with Article 3 below. If the Board does not designate the Compensation Committee or another committee to administer and
interpret the Plan, the Board shall act as the Committee. </FONT></P>

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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Furthermore, no Director serving on the Committee shall be or have ever been an officer of
the Company (or any Code &#167;1504 affiliated corporation), or shall be receiving remuneration (directly or indirectly) from such a corporation in any capacity other than as a Director. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.3<I> Organization</I>. The Committee may select one of its members as its chairman and shall hold its meetings at such
times, in such manner, and at such places as it shall deem advisable. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and such majority shall determine its actions. The Committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shall report the same
to the Board at the meeting next succeeding. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.4<I>
Indemnification</I>. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they have as Directors or as members of the Committee, the members of the Committee, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall be indemnified by the Company against
reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys&#146; fees) actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal, to which they or any of them may be a
party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Options granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved to the extent required by
and in the manner provided by the articles or certificate of incorporation or the bylaws of the Company relating to indemnification of Directors) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in
relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Committee member or members did not act in good faith and in a manner he or they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of
the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 4 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Stock </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The stock subject to the Options and other provisions of the Plan may be authorized but unissued or reacquired, whether on the market or otherwise, shares
of Common Stock. Subject to readjustment in accordance with the provisions of Article 7, the total number of shares of Common Stock for which Options may be granted to persons participating in the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate 650,000
shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares of Common Stock allocable to the unexercised portion of any expired or terminated Option returned to the Company by forfeiture again may become subject to Options under the Plan.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE 5 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Eligibility to Receive and Grant of Options </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.1 <I>Individuals Eligible for Grants of Options.</I> The individuals eligible to receive Options hereunder shall be the Eligible Directors of the
Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.2 <I>Grants of Options.</I> Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority and sole discretion to determine and designate, from time to time, those individuals (from among the individuals eligible for a grant of Options under the Plan pursuant to Section 5.1
above) to whom Options will actually be granted, the Option Price of the shares </FONT></P>
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