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C. 32

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	May 3, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Clarify Prior Board Action Pertaining to Contracted Services with Bridge Hospice East Bay, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/03/2022

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:	Sharron Mackey, 925-313-6104
cc:	K Cyr 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: May 3, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE clarification of Board action of February 22, 2022, Item (C.51), which authorized the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute Contract #77-375 with Bridge Hospice East Bay, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to provide hospice services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members for the period September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024, to instead reflect to correct term of November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this clarification will not result in additional service expenditures.

BACKGROUND:

CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized hospice health care services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. Services include, on an as needed basis, but are not limited to: visits from registered nurses, certified home health aides, medical social workers, counseling, palliative radiation, custodial care, and in-home physicians. This contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network since November 1, 2021.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On September 21, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-375, with Bridge Hospice East Bay, LLC, in the amount of $300,000 to provide hospice services to CCHP members, for the period September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024.

On February 9, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Item (C.51) to correct the payment limit on Contract #77-375, from $300,000 to the Division’s requested payment limit of $1,000,000 with no change in the original term of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024.

This Board Order will clarify the negotiated term of the February 9, 2022 Board action, which should have been submitted by department as November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. Approval of this clarification will allow the department to finally execute a contract with Bridge Hospice East Bay, LLC with the appropriate payment limit and term.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the recommendation is not approved, the prior incorrect Board action will stand and the contract term will not be corrected.