To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-419-1 with Cranial Technologies, Inc.
☒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 #77-419-1 with Cranial Technologies, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $900,000, to provide durable medical equipment (DME) services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $900,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized DME and related health care services including all related equipment and medical supplies to CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. DME services are mandated by State and Federal regulations and related equipment is medically necessary to preserve bodily functions essential to activities of daily living or to prevent significant physical disability. This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing DME services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since January 1, 2022.
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 approve this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor will continue to cooperate with and participate 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. The nature of the DME services needed is complex and requires seamless coordination, integration and collaboration with existing programs and systems. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
On February 8, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-419 with Cranial Technologies, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $225,000 for the provision of DME services to CCHP members for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract #77-419-1 will allow Contractor to continue to provide DME services to CCHP members and County recipients through December 31, 2027.
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 contracts with the County will not be provided.