To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment #26-140-8 with East Bay Audiologists, a Professional Corporation
?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 #26-140-8 with East Bay Audiologists, a Professional Corporation, a corporation, effective August 1, 2024, to amend Contract #26-140-7, to increase the payment limit by $750,000, from $2,205,000 to a new payment limit of $2,955,000, with no change in the original term of September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment will result in additional contractual service expenditures of up to $750,000 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers rely on contractors to provide necessary audiology specialty health services to its patients. County has been contracting with East Bay Audiologists for audiology evaluation services and supplies since September 2015.
On August 15, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-140-7 with East Bay Audiologists, a Professional Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,205,000 for the provision of audiology evaluation services, hearing aid evaluations, fitting, dispensing and procurement of hearing aids at CCRMC, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-140-8 will allow the Contractor to provide additional audiology evaluation services through August 31, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, necessary audiology services needed for patient care will not be available or will create increased wait times due to the limited number of providers available within...
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