To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Cancellation Agreement #27-204-13 and Contract #27-204-14 with Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, A Medical Group (dba Comprehensive Psychiatric Services)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, as follows: (1) Cancellation Agreement #27-204-13 with Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, A Medical Group (dba Comprehensive Psychiatric Services), a corporation, effective on the end of business on June 30, 2024; and (2) Contract #27-204-14 with Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, A Medical Group (dba Comprehensive Psychiatric Services), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, to provide psychiatry, behavioral health services - therapy for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and county recipients, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $600,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain psychiatry, behavioral health services - therapy for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county. This contractor has been part of the CCHP Provider Network providing behavioral health services services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since September 1, 1996. This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor currently cooperates with and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care and services and member experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 CCHP physician services are exempt from solicitation requirements.
On May 10, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-204-12 with Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, A Medical Group (dba Comprehensive Psychiatric Services), in an amount not to exceed $600,000, for the provision of psychiatric services for CCHP members and county recipients, for the period June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2025.
In consideration of contractor’s agreement to continue providing services, both parties have agreed to re-negotiate the contract payment terms and rates. Therefore, in accordance with General Conditions Paragraph 5 (Termination), of the contract, the department and contractor have agreed to a mutual cancellation of this contract. Approval of Cancellation Agreement #27-204-13 will accomplish this termination.
Approval of Contract #27-204-14, will allow the contractor to continue providing psychiatry, behavioral health services - therapy for CCHP members and county recipients through June 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved certain specialized psychiatry, behavioral health services therapy for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county will not be provided and services may be delayed.