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C. 71

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	April 20, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #77-288-1 with Odyssey Healthcare Operating A, LP (dba Kindred Hospice)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/20/2021

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:	Noel Garcia 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: April 20, 2021
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 #77-288-1 with Odyssey Healthcare Operating A, LP (dba Kindred Hospice), a limited partnership, in an amount not to exceed $945,000, to provide hospice services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and county recipients, for the period May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $945,000 over a 3 year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II. (No Rate Increase)

BACKGROUND:

Contractor has been contracting with the County since May 2020 and is in the Community Provider Network (CPN) providing hospice services to CCHP members and County recipients. The hospice services shall be performed by contractor’s doctors, nurses and other health care professionals, including physical therapists. 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.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On May 12, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-288 with Odyssey Healthcare Operating A, LP (dba Kindred Hospice), in an amount of $450,000, to provide hospice services for CCHP members and county recipients for the period May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021.

Approval of Contract #77-288-1 will allow the contractor to continue to provide hospice services through April 30, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, certain specialized health care services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contract with the County will not be provided.