RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County Contract #27-703-7 with Susan Gutierrez, M.D., a sole proprietor, in an amount not to exceed $240,000, to provide pain management services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $240,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized medical specialty health care services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This contractor routinely treats patients who are wrestling with painful conditions such as: back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, sciatica, fibromyalgia, neuropathy and more. This contractor has been part of the CCHP Provider Network providing pain management services since December 2007.
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