To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment Agreement #77-315-1 with Integrated Pain Management Medical Group, 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 Amendment Agreement #77-315-1 with Integrated Pain Management Medical Group, Inc., a corporation, effective October 1, 2023, to amend Contract #77-315, to increase the payment limit by $500,000, from $1,222,800 to a new payment limit of $1,722,800, with no change in the original term of December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment will result in additional expenditures of up to $500,000 and will be funded 100% by Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized health care services for chronic pain management including chronic opioid treatment services and educational services to reduce the use of chronic pain medication for CCHP 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 for several years, formerly under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CCHP and was required to convert to a county contract as of December 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 in August 2023.
On December 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-315 with Integrated Pain Management Medical Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,222,800 for the provision of chronic pain and opioid treatment services for Contra Costa Health Pla...
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