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C. 68
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date: January  18, 2022
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Amendment #77-214-2 with America West Medical Transportation, Inc.

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 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.  



BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
  
On April 20, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-214-1 in the amount of $525,000 for the provision of non-emergency medical transport services for CCHP Medi-Cal members for the period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024.  
  
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #77-214-2 will allow the contractor to provide additional non-emergency medical transportation services for CCHP Medi-Cal members requiring additional physical assistance to follow the CalAIM initiative which includes transportation services for members that are fragile and/or obese requiring transport by gurney requiring one additional attendant in the transport vehicle to provide the service as opposed to one attendant available during transport. The addition of staffing, complexity of transport and to meet network adequacy the compensation rates are being adjusted effective January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, the contractor will not be able to provide additional non-emergency medical transport services to CCHP members as recommended by the CalAIM initiative.

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