To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #27-777-8 with Nazak Mozaffarieh, O.D., Inc. (dba Eyes & Smiles Optometry)
☒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 #27-777-8 with Nazak Mozaffarieh, O.D., Inc. (dba Eyes & Smiles Optometry), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $900,000, to provide optometry services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members for the period December 31, 2023 through December 31, 2026.
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. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized optometry services, for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county. This contractor has been a CCHP Network Provider since April 1, 2009. 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. This contractor currently cooperates with and participates 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 optometry services needed is complex and requires seamless coordination, integration and collaboration with existing programs and systems. There are a total of 28 providers in CCHP’s service area. CCHP is currently contracted with 22 optometry providers. This contract renewal will maintain comprehensive area coverage for the entire CCHP membership and meet the Knox-Keene Act, time and distance mandate required by the State of California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) services. This contractor has been approved by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division on November 16, 2023.
On December 15, 2020 the Board of Supervisors approved contract #27-777-7 with Nazak Mozaffarieh, O.D., Inc. (dba Eyes & Smiles Optometry) in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the provision of optometry services for CCHP members for the period January 1, 2021 through December 30 2023.
Approval of Contract #27-777-8 will allow the contractor to continue to provide optometry services for CCHP members for the period December 31, 2023 through December 31, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved certain optometry services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county will not be provided by this contractor and may cause a delay in services to CCHP members.