To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings FY 26-28
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, a Corporation of Delaware, in an amount not to exceed $18,900 to provide genetic parentage testing services for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
70% State 2011 Realignment Funds, and 30% County General Fund; of which $9,450 is budgeted in FY 2026-2027 and $9,450 will be budgeted in FY 2027-2028.
BACKGROUND:
Since July 1, 2019, the Employment and Human Services Department, Children and Family Services Bureau (CFS) has been required to take on genetic testing contracting responsibilities as a result of a California Department of Social Services mandate. The Contractor provides genetic parentage testing for CFS clients to evaluate paternity in court ordered cases. The services provided under the Contract are court ordered and require an active provider to handle service delivery for clients. This action seeks to execute a contract renewal to provide genetic testing services for clients of CFS for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028. This contract includes modified indemnification and insurance language.
On September 10, 2019 (C.81), the Board of Supervisors approved execution of a contract with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings for the period July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020. The Board then approved subsequent renewals on June 23, 2020 (C.41), June 22, 2021 (C.93), June 21, 2022 (C.98), and May 14, 2024 (C.46).
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; 3) "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient"; 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families" by providing training to CFS staff to support these outcomes.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will not be able to comply with court-ordered genetic testing of CFS clients.