CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized health care services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing non-emergency medical transportation services including but not limited to wheelchair van services for CCHP members since July 2021.
On July 13, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-359 with Acclaim Mobility LLC, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, for the provision of non-emergency medical transportation services for CCHP members and county recipients for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
On October 11, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved a rescind prior board action pertaining to contracted services with Acclaim Mobility LLC. Due to an administrative oversight, the Board Order was approved with the term July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The purpose of this Board Order was to correct the term previously approved by the Board on July 13, 2021, to match the term of the Contract of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
In consideration of the contractor’s agreement to continue providing services and the departments need to increase rates to maintain an adequate network for CCHP members to meet DHCS and DMHC mandates, the department and contractor have agreed to (1) mutual cancelation of the current contract in accordance with General Conditions Paragraph 5 (Termination), of the contract (Cancellation Agreement #77-359-1) will accomplish this cancelation, and (2) establish a new contract with the correct terms and conditions for the next three years.
Under Contract #77-359-2 contractor will provide non-emergency medical transportation services for CCHP members and County recipients with the new contract term of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025.
If this cancelation and new contract is not approved certain specialized non-emergency medical transportation services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be provided.