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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer of Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute the Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH) Sixth (6th) Amendment to the Primary Care Physician Services Agreement ("Agreement") increasing payment rates for Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) services performed by providers enrolled in the CHDP program.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer of Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute the Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH) Sixth (6th) Amendment to the Primary Care Physician Services Agreement ("Agreement") increasing payment rates for Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) services performed by providers enrolled in the CHDP program.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH) is the Medi-Cal Managed Care Commission for Santa Cruz-Monterey-Merced counties. NMC provides primary care physician services to CCAH members. The County of Monterey, on behalf of NMC, entered into a Primary Care Physician Agreement with CCAH with an original term of January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. Since then, the Agreement has been renewed automatically for successive one-year terms, subject to three termination provisions (immediate termination, termination without cause, termination with cause).
The amendment will increase payment for CHDP services performed by providers enrolled in the CHDP Program.
CCAH requests that the County of Monterey sign the agreement prior to CCAH signing.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed and approved this Amendment No. 6 as to legal form and risk provisions, and the Auditor-Controller has reviewed and approved as to payment provisions. The Amendment No. 6 has also been reviewed and approved by NMC's Finance Committee on 05/26/16 and by its Board of Trustees on 06/03/16.
FINANCING:
There is no impact to the General Fund.
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