4901524 Resolution 20-472, “Contract No. DHCF-2013-C-0003-A02 Modification Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”

A RESOLUTION

                                                        

20-472  

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

May 6, 2014

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Modification No. 7 to Contract No. DHCF-2013-C-0003-A02 with AmeriHealth District of Columbia, Inc., to provide healthcare services to the District’s Medicaid-eligible population enrolled in the District of Columbia Healthy Families Program and the DC Health Care Alliance Program and to authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be received under the contract.

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Contract No. DHCF-2013-C-0003-A02 Modification Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) There exists a need to approve Modification No. 7 to Contract No.DHCF-2013-C-0003-A02 with AmeriHealth District of Columbia, Inc., to provide healthcare services to the District’s Medicaid-eligible population enrolled in the District of Columbia Healthy Families Program and the DC Health Care Alliance Program.

(b) On May 1, 2013, the Office of Contracting and Procurement (“OCP”) awarded Contract No. DHCF-2013-C-0003-A02 to AmeriHealth District of Columbia, Inc., for the base term, from May 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014.

(c) On April 30, 2014, OCP exercised option year one of Contract No. DHCF-2013-C-0003-A02 for the period from May 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015 in the total not to exceed amount of $737,041,491 for option year one. 

 (d) Approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services. Without this approval, AmeriHealth District of Columbia, Inc., cannot be paid for services provided in excess of $1,000,000 for option year one.

 

Sec. 3.  The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Contract No. DHCF-2013-C-0003-A02 Modification Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2014 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.