RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #77-214-2, effective January 1, 2022, with America West Transportation, Inc., to amend Contract #77-214-1 effective January 1, 2022, to increase the payment limit by $150,000 from $525,000 to a new payment limit of $675,000 for additional non-emergency medical transportation services for CCHP Medi-Cal members requiring additional physical assistance in accordance with the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative with no change in the original term of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment will result in additional contractual service expenditures up to $150,000 and will be funded 100% by Contra Cost Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized non-emergency medical transportation services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This contactor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network since April 1, 2019.
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