CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized behavioral health services and Utilization Management (UM) services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. Services for behavioral telehealth outpatient therapy, services may include, but are not limited to: electronic video and communication technologies to facilitate outpatient therapy services including diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, and care management services for CCHP members. This contractor provides UM services for outpatient behavioral health program services for CCHP members. This contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network since June 1, 2022.
On June 21, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-381 with 3 Prong (dba 3 Prong Health) in the amount of $600,000 for the provision of behavioral telehealth services and UM services for outpatient behavioral health program services to CCHP members, for the period June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2025.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #77-381-1, effective October 1, 2022, will increase the contract payment limit by $600,000 to a new payment limit not to exceed $1,200,000, to provide additional in-person behavioral health services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members with no change in the contract term of June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2025.
If this contract is not approved, certain specialized in-person behavioral services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be provided.