To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #27-779-8 with Northern California Cornea Associates, 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 #27-779-8 with Northern California Cornea Associates, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $900,000, to provide ophthalmology 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 $900,000 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 ophthalmology 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 these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives 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. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, CCHP physician services are exempt from solicitation requirements.
On April 20, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-779-6 with Northern California Cornea Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $300,000, for the provision of ophthalmology services for CCHP members and county recipients, for the period April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024.
On November 9, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment #27-779-7 with Northern California Cornea Associates, Inc. to increase the payment limit by $150,000 to a new payment limit of $450,000 to provide additional Ophthalmology services for CCHP members, with no change in the original term of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract #27-779-8 will allow the contractor to continue providing ophthalmology services to CCHP members and county recipients through March 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain ophthalmology 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.