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C. 81

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	September 10, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings for Genetic Parentage Testing Services for Clients

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/10/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Gina Chenoweth 8-4961

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: September 10, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, a Corporation of Delaware, in an amount not to exceed $15,000 to provide genetic parentage testing services for clients of the Children and Family Services Bureau for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract will increase the department budget expenditures by $15,000 to be funded by 30% County and 70% State 2011 Realignment funds.

BACKGROUND:

On June 20, 2019, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) was notified that The California Department of Child Support Services (CDSS) has obtained a statewide Contract for Genetic Testing that goes into effect July 1, 2019. CDSS will no longer be able to facilitate payment for EHSD's Genetic Testing under the County's existing Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) Contract with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (known as LabCorp), which was immediately terminated on June 30, 2019. This required EHSD to take on these contracting responsibilities with LabCorp. The Contra Costa County DCSS contacted the CDSS Office to see if CDSS could keep the current account open until EHSD was able to get another County contract in place. CDSS advised that LabCorp would work with EHSD, so there would be no disruption in services.

The services provided under this Contract must meet certain conditions to meet the current needs of EHSD for Children and Family Services (CFS) clients. This service is court ordered and requires an active provider to handle service delivery for clients. This Contract contains modified indemnification and insurance, which have been reviewed and approved by Risk Management. LabCorp has requested further modifications to the insurance language which will require another review and approval by Risk Management. Therefore, the contract has not yet been approved as to form.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

County will not be able to comply with court-ordered genetic testing of CFS clients.