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C. 40

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	March 29, 2022

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-324-20 with Toyon Associates, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/29/2022

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:	Patrick Godley, 925-957-5405
cc:	T Scott 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: March 29, 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 #23-324-20 with Toyon Associates, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $450,000 to provide consultation and technical assistance on healthcare financial issues, including Medicare and Medi-Cal auditing and reporting, for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $450,000 over a two-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise I funds. (No rate increase).

BACKGROUND:

On January 9, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-324-18 with Toyon Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide consultation and technical assistance regarding Medicare and Medi-Cal Auditing and Reporting, including technical research and advice, for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On April 20, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #23-324-19 with Toyon Associates, Inc, to increase the payment limit by $200,000 to a new total of $450,000 with no change in the original term.

Approval of Contract #23-324-20 will allow the contractor to continue providing services through December 31, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the hospital will be unable to complete required Medicare & Medi-Cal cost reports and will be unable to run interim cost reports to ensure that expected revenues are within the funding range included in the annual adopted budget.