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C. 69
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date: January  5, 2021
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Contract #77-264-2 with Amara Hospice, LLC (dba Bridge Hospice Bay Area)

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   01/05/2021
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:     January  5, 2021
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 #77-264-2 with Amara Hospice, LLC (dba Bridge Hospice Bay Area), a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, to provide hospice services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members, for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II.

BACKGROUND:

CCHP 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.  
  





BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On September 24, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-264, with Amara Hospice (dba Bridge Hospice Bay Area), in the amount of $800,000, for the provision of hospice services for CCHP Members for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.  
  
On February 25, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment Agreement #77-264-1 to increase the payment limit by $400,000 to a new payment limit of $1,200,000, to provide additional hospice services for CCHP members, with no change in the term of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.  
  
Approval of Contract #77-264-2 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide hospice services for CCHP members through December 31, 2021.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, certain specialized hospice health care services will not be provided to CCHP members.

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