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C. 47

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 18, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #27-924-4 with Animate Consulting, LLC (dba Animate Behavior)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/18/2022

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: January 18, 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 #27-924-4 with Animate Consulting LLC (dba Animate Behavior, LLC), a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $900,000, to provide applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members for the period from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $900,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized ABA services including, but not limited to: treatment plans to improve the functioning of CCHP members with pervasive developmental disorder or autism under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This contractor has been providing ABA services to CCHP members as part of the CCHP Provider Network December 1, 2013.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On November 5, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-924-3 with Animate Consulting, LLC (dba Animate Behavior, LLC), in the amount of $1,250,000 for the provision of ABA services for CCHP members for the period from December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2021.

Approval of Contract #27-924-4 will allow the contractor to continue to provide ABA services to CCHP members through November 30, 2024. Contract submittal was delayed by additional review and approval processes.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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