Agenda

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C. 29

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	February 22, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #77-265-1 with Nova Care Home Health Services, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/22/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Sharron Mackey, 925-313-6104
cc:	K Cyr M Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 22, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #77-265-1 with Nova Care Home Health Services, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, to provide home health care services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members, for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $600,000 over three years and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II allocations. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized home health care services including, but not limited to: certified home health care aide, medical social worker visits, speech and physical therapy visits according to the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This contractor has been providing home health care services to CCHP members as part of the CCHP Provider Network since January 1, 2020.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On November 19, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-265 in an amount not to exceed $280,000, for the provision of home health care services for CCHP members for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract #77-265-1 will allow the contractor to continue to provide home health care services for CCHP members through December 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, certain specialized home health care services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be provided.