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C. 35

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

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #77-140-2 with Wheelcare Express, 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 #77-140-2 with Wheelcare Express, Inc. a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, to provide non-emergency medical transportation services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Medi-Cal members for the period from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $600,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized non-emergency medical health care transportation services, for its Medi-Cal members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network since December 1, 2017.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In December 2019, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #77-140-1 Wheelcare Express, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $80,000, for the provision of non-emergency medical health care transportation services, for CCHP Medi-Cal members for the period December 1, 2019 through November, 2021.

Approval of Contract #77-140-2 will allow the contractor to continue to provide non-emergency medical transportation services for CCHP Medi-Cal members through November 30, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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