Agenda

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C.104

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 12, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Cancellation Agreement #76-701-3 and Contract #76-701-4 with EKB Podiatry Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2022

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:	Samir Shah, M.D., 925-370-5525
cc:	E Suisala 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: July 12, 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, as follows: (1) Cancellation Agreement #76-701-3 with EKB Podiatry Inc., a corporation, effective at the end of business on July 31, 2022; and (2) Contract #76-701-4 with EKB Podiatry Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,050,000, to provide podiatry services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Centers, for the period from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $1,050,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

Due to limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Health Centers rely on contracts to provide necessary specialty health services to their patients. This contractor has been providing podiatry specialty services since May 1998.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On July 13, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-701-2 with EKB Podiatry Inc., in an amount not to exceed $760,000 for the provision of podiatry services at CCRMC and health center, for the period from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024.

The department and contractor have agreed to (1) mutual cancellation of the current contract in accordance with the General Conditions Paragraph 5 (Termination), of the contract (Cancellation Agreement #76-701-3), and (2) establish a new contract with the correct terms and conditions for the next three years.

Under Contract #76-701-4 contractor will continue to provide podiatry services with new rates and a new contract term of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the correction is not approved contractor will not be compensated accurately for the services being provided. If the new contract is not approved, certain specialized podiatry services for CCRMC patients will not be provided.