To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #26-410-4 with La Clinica de La Raza, 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 #26-410-4 containing mutual indemnification with La Clinica de La Raza, Inc., a non-profit corporation, to provide transfer and coordination of care for patients requiring emergency medical care at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for the period from March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a non-financial agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The county has been contracting with La Clinica de La Raza, Inc., since March 2016 to provide transfer and coordination of care for patients requiring emergency medical care at CCRMC. The goal of this Care Transition Agreement is to provide continuity of care for La Clinica de La Raza, Inc. patients who are treated at CCRMC and ensure that these patients are connected with their primary medical home after the hospital visit. This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
On April 12, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-410-3 with La Clinica de La Raza, to provide transfer and coordination of care for patients requiring emergency medical care at CCRMC, for the period March 1, 2022 through February 29, 2024.
Approval of Contract #26-410-4 will articulate the roles of the parties with regard to transfer and coordination of patients who have been hospitalized at CCRMC, through February 28, 2026. This agreement includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the transfer and coordination of care for these patients may not be in compliance with all applicable Federal and State statutes and regulations, including the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).