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a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign Amendment #3 to Agreement #5010-446 with the Alliance on Aging to provide Outreach, Ombudsman and Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) and Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) services for seniors by adding $77,670 for a new contract total of $692,024 with no change to the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($69,202) of the amended contract amount, do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $761,226.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign Amendment #3 to Agreement #5010-446 with the Alliance on Aging to provide Outreach, Ombudsman and Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) and Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) services for seniors by adding $77,670 for a new contract total of $692,024 with no change to the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($69,202) of the amended contract amount, do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $761,226.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This Agreement will provide the following services:
-Bilingual-bicultural outreach to inform and enroll seniors into available services.
-Ombudsman services designed to protect the elderly in Skilled Nursing Facilities and licensed residential care facilities, by investigating
complaints, facilitating resolutions, monitoring faciliti...
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