To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract # 77-490-1 with Jigsaw Diagnostics, A Professional Psychology Corporation
☒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 #77-490-1 with Jigsaw Diagnostics, A Professional Psychology Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, to provide Behavioral Health Treatment (BHT) - Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluations (CDE) services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and county recipients, for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $400,000 over a two-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized BHT-CDE services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county. 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 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 BHT-CDE services needed is complex and requires seamless coordination, integration and collaboration with existing programs and systems. There are a total of 14 providers in CCHP’s service area. CCHP is currently contracted with 10 BHT-CDE agencies. 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 29, 2023
Under new Contract #77-490-1, this contractor will provide BHT-CDE services for CCHP members with a term of February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain specialized BHT-CDE services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contract with the county will not be provided and services may be delayed.