To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #27-898-7 with Wanyi He, LAC (dba Bay Oriental Medical Clinic)
☒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 #27-898-7 with Wanyi He, LAC (dba Bay Oriental Medical Clinic), a sole proprietor, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide acupuncture services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $300,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized acupuncture 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 providing acupuncture services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since February 2013.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; and Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. Contractor shall 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. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
On January 18, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-898-6 with Wanyi He, LAC (dba Bay Oriental Medical Clinic), in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the provision of acupuncture services to CCHP members and County recipients for the period February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2025.
Approval of Contract #27-898-7 will allow the Contractor to continue providing acupuncture services through January 31, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain specialized acupuncture 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.