To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-309-1 with Nicolle Napier-Ionascu PsyD, A Psychological Corporation (dba Diablo Valley Neuropsychology)
☒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 Contract #77-309-1 with Nicolle Napier-Ionascu, PsyD, A Psychological Corporation (dba Diablo Valley Neuropsychology), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $240,000, to provide neuropsychological testing services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $240,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized neuropsychological status exam testing services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county. This contractor provides assessments including but not limited to, thinking, reasoning, judgement, planning and problem solving, and has been a CCHP Network Provider since October 1, 2020.
This contractor’s neuropsychological testing services demand a high level of specialized expertise, experience and knowledge. Contractor has demonstrated a history of maintaining the required accreditations and compliance with federal regulations which reduces the risk of audit findings and ensuring CCHP’s eligibility for reimbursement. The contractor understands that CCHP organization’s mission, values, and long-term objectives needed are complex and require seamless coordination, integration, and collaboration with existing programs, systems, and personnel. CCHP service area contains seven neuropsychological testing agencies. Five of the seven are contracted with CCHP and adhere to CCHP contract requirements.
This contractor has been approved by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division on October 18, 2023. 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 conflict with labor relations. Delay in processing occurred due to an administrative oversight in the Contracts and Grants Unit staff by not scheduling in a timely manner for the Board of Supervisors approval.
In October 2020, the County Administrator approved, and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #77-309 with Nicolle Napier-Ionascu, PsyD, A Psychological Corporation (dba Diablo Valley Neuropsychology), in the amount not to exceed $60,000 to provide outpatient neuropsychological testing services for CCHP members for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026.
Approval of Contract #77-309-1 will allow the contractor to continue providing outpatient neuropsychological testing services for CCHP members through September 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved certain specialized neuropsychological testing services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county will not be provided by this contractor and may cause a delay in services to CCHP members.