HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06261990 - 1.81 TO- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Y- 1-081
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director
Contra
Costa
DATE: June 5, 1990 nO, e
SUBJECT: Report on Non-Emergency Transportation Contract Amendment #26-658
Concord Transportation Services
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Accept report from Health Services Director on Non-Emergency
Transportation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND ;
Recently, your Board approved a contract amendment for Concord
Transportation Service to increase'. the payment limit from $45,000 to
$68,000 . At that time Supervisor Schroder requested further information
on non-emergency transportation and on the need for this increase.
The Merrithew Memorial Hospital and Clinics operation requires taxi
services for patients who do not have the resources but do have a
medical condition requiring transportation to their medical care. ' In
addition, the County's agreement with Contra Costa Legal Services
requires' certain transportation services for the medically indigent. In
the Central County area, the Department had contracts with Martinez Taxi
and Concord Transportation.
In February we were notified by Martinez Taxi . Company that they would
not be operating after March 31 , 1990 . 'Efforts were made to contract
for these services . Concord Transportation Company was the only one
able and willing to meet our 'needs; therefore, an increase in, their
contract payment limit was necessary. At the same time, a further
increase to the payment . limit was made to reflect the increased demand
for non-emergency transportation. Both inpatient days .and outpatient
visits are running above last year's historically high levels . Since
the need for non-emergency transportation services are patient work. load
driven, Martinez Taxi and Concord Transportation contracts . were
exhausting available funds for FY 89-90 and amendments to increase
payment limits for both contracts: would have been necessary.
Notwithstanding the non-emergency transportation requirements of the
Gascoine stipulation between the County and the Contra Costa Legal
Services I Foundation, the Department is judiciously adm istering the
program to meet patients' needs and to keep tr nsporta i n costs at a
minimum..
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED _ JUN 2 6 It9Jry®
Health Services Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Contracts & Grants - SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Auditor
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