To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-381-2 with 3 Prong
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of County Contract #77-381-2 with 3 Prong, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000, to provide behavioral telehealth, partial hospitalization program (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $6,000,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II allocations.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized behavioral telehealth, PHP and IOP program services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. These behavioral telehealth outpatient therapy, services may include, but are not limited to: electronic video and communication technologies to facilitate outpatient therapy services including diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, and care management services for CCHP members. This Contractor has been part of the CCHP Provider Network providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organization, mission, values, and long-term objectives since June 1, 2022.
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 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. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, CCHP Physician services are exempt from solicitation requirements.
On June 21, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-381 with 3 Prong (dba 3 Prong Health), in an amount not to exceed $600,000, for the provision of behavioral telehealth and utilization management for outpatient behavioral health program services for CCHP members, for the period June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2025.
On October 18, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment #77-381-1 with 3 Prong (dba 3 Prong Health), effective October 1, 2022 to increase the payment limit by $600,000 to a new payment limit of $1,200,000, to provide additional behavioral telehealth and Utilization Management for outpatient behavioral health program services including PHP and IOP for CCHP members with no change in the term.
Approval of Contract #77-381-2 will allow the Contractor to provide behavioral telehealth, PHP and IOP services to CCHP members, for the period June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028. This Contract is delayed due to the Division receiving documents late from the Contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain specialized behavioral telehealth, PHP and IOP services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership Contract with the County will not be provided.