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C.116

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 7, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #77-272-1 with Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/07/2021

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: September 7, 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 #77-272-1 containing mutual indemnification, with Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, to provide hospice care services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Members and county recipients for the period September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $1,500,000 over a 3 year period and will be is funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

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. This contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network since September of 2020, providing medically necessary hospice care services inlcuding physical, occupational, respiratory and speech therapies, medical social worker visits, counseling, and volunteer support.

On September 15, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-272 with Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California, in an amount not to exceed $1,450,000 to provide hospice care services to CCHP members and county recipients for the period September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract #77-272-1 will allow this contractor to continue to provide hospice care services through August 31, 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.