To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-211-2 with Connect Hearing, 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 #77-211-2 with Connect Hearing, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide hearing aid dispensing services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and county recipients, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $300,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain non-physician provider 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 hearing aid dispensing services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since April 1, 2019. 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 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. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
In April 2021, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #77-211-1 with Connect Hearing, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $30,000, for the provision of hearing aid dispensing services for CCHP members and county recipients, for the period April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract #77-211-2 will allow the contractor to continue providing hearing aid dispensing services to CCHP members and county recipients through March 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain hearing aid dispensing services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county will not be provided and may cause a delay in services to CCHP members.