To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #27-168-20 with Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo, Inc. (dba Planned Parenthood Northern California)
☒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 #27-168-20 with Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo, Inc. (dba Planned Parenthood Northern California), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, to provide obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), family planning and behavioral health treatment services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members, for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will result in annual contractual service expenditures of up to $5,000,000 and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain medical specialist health care services, including OB/GYN, family planning and behavioral health services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county. This Contractor has been a member in the CCHP Provider Network providing the OB/GYN, family planning and behavioral health treatment services and fostering a deep understanding of CCHP organizations mission, values and long term objections since November of 2007.
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 there is no conflict with labor relations. Contractor shall cooperate with and participate in CCHP’s 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 August 1, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-168-19 with Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo, Inc. (dba Planned Parenthood Northern California), in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 to provide obstetrics and gynecology, family planning and behavioral health treatment services for Contra Costa Health Plan members for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Approval of Contract #27-168-20 will allow Contractor to continue to provide OB/GYN, family planning and behavioral health treatment services for CCHP members through September 30, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain specialized health care services including OB/GYN, family planning and behavioral health treatment services will not be provided to CCHP members by this Contractor and may limit access to these services to members.