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C. 28

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 13, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #27-897-1 with Women’s Health Partners of California, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/13/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Patricia Tanquary 313-6004
cc:	A Floyd C Rucker

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: January 13, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #27-897-1 with Women’s Health Partners of California, Inc, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $580,000, to provide Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) services for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund III. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The Health Plan has an obligation to provide certain specialized professional health care services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. On February 26, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-897 with Women’s Health Partners of California, Inc., for the provision of OB-GYN services for the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #27-897-1 will allow Contractor to continue providing OB-GYN services through December 31, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

NOT APPLICABLE