To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-008-5 with Mission Hills Eye Center Medical Associates, Inc. (dba Mission Hills Eye Center)
☒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 #77-008-5, with Mission Hills Eye Center Medical Associates, Inc. (dba Mission Hills Eye Center), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $4,800,000, to provide ophthalmology and optometry services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $4,800,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain medical specialized health care 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 ophthalmology and optometry services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since January 1, 2016.
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 Contractor to ensure that no conflicts with labor relations. 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 December 14, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-008-4 with Mission Hills Eye Center Medical Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,400,000 for the provision of ophthalmology and optometry services for CCHP members and County recipients, for the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.
Approval of Contract #77-008-5 will allow the Contractor to continue providing ophthalmology and optometry services through December 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain specialized ophthalmology and optometry health care services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contract with the County will not be provided.