To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-041-3 with Joan Marlene Arieta (dba Alhambra Valley Physical Therapy)
☒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 #77-041-3 with Joan Marlene Arieta (dba Alhambra Valley Physical Therapy), a sole proprietor, in an amount not to exceed $750,000, to provide physical therapy and aquatic physical therapy services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $750,000 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 physical therapy and aquatic physical therapy services under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. Physical therapy addresses the illnesses or injuries that limit a person’s abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing physical therapy services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since December 2016.
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 conflicts with labor relations. Contractor shall cooperate with and participate in CCHP’s 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 November 23, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-041-2 with Joan Marlene Arieta (dba Alhambra Valley Physical Therapy), in an amount not to exceed $900,000, for the provision of physical therapy and aquatic physical therapy services to CCHP members and County recipients for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2024.
Approval of Contract #77-041-3 will allow the contractor to continue providing physical therapy and aquatic physical therapy services through November 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain specialized physical therapy 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.