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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	February 25, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #77-264-1 with Amara Hospice, LLC (dba Bridge Hospice Bay Area)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/25/2020

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:	Kimberley Mullen Marcy 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: February 25, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #77-264-1 with Amara Hospice, LLC (dba Bridge Hospice Bay Area), a limited liability company, effective March 1, 2020, to amend Contract #77-264 to increase the payment limit by $400,000, from $800,000 to a new payment limit of $1,200,000 to provide additional hospice services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members with no change in the original term of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II.

BACKGROUND:

On September 24, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved #77-264 with Amara Hospice, LLC (dba Bridge Hospice Bay Area) to provide hospice services to CCHP members for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Amendment Agreement #77-264-1, will allow the Contractor to provide additional hospice services to CCHP members, through December 31, 2020.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, CCHP members will not receive the benefits of hospice services from the Contractor.