To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Rescind Prior Board Action Pertaining to Contracted Services with Quality Assured Services, Inc (dba Acelis Connected Health Supplies)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RESCIND Board action of October 22, 2024 (C.55), which pertained to a contract with Quality Assured Services, Inc (dba Acelis Connected Health Supplies); and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #77-730 with Quality Assured Services, Inc (dba Acelis Connected Health Supplies), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide durable medical equipment (DME) services and supplies including ventricular assist device (VAD) services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action will result in no additional contractual expenditures.
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.
Contractor will 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. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Request for Qualifications and maintains a current qualified list of vendors at all times.
On October 22, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved C.55 Contract #77-730 with Quality Assured Services, Inc (dba Acelis Connected Health Supplies), in an amount not to exceed $500,000 to provide durable medical equipment services and supplies including ventricular assist device services to Contra Costa Health Plan members and County recipients for the period December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2026.
This Board Order will rescind that incorrect Board Order and allow the Department to correct the term to match the Contract for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved certain specialized DME-VAD services 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.