To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract # 77-491-2 with Ability Psychological Services, P.C.
☒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 #77-491-2 with Ability Psychological Services, P.C., a professional corporation, formerly known as Nicole Kirsch, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist P.C., in an amount not to exceed $400,000, to provide Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluations (CDE) services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members, for the period November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $400,000 over a 2-year period and will be funded 100% by Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized CDE 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 CDE services for Contra Costa Health Plan members since October 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. 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.
The nature of the 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 providers. 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 September 27, 2023
Under Contract #77-491-2, this contractor will provide CDE services for CCHP members with a term of November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain specialized 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.