5563646 Resolution 21-147, Omnibus Home Health Agency Temporary Staffing Services Human Care Agreements Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015

A RESOLUTION

                                                        

21-147

 

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

June 30, 2015         

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A01, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A01, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A01, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A01-M002 with American Health Care Services, Inc., for home health agency temporary staffing services; Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A03, Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A03-M002, Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A03-M003, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A03, Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A03-M003, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A03, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A03-M002 with Capital Care, Inc., for home health agency temporary staffing services; Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A05, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A05, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A05, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A05-M0003 with Family and Health Care Solutions, Inc., for home health agency temporary staffing services; Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A02, Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A02-M002, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A02, Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A02-M003, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A02, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A02-M003 with Integrated Community Services, Inc., for home health agency temporary staffing services; Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A04, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A04, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A04, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A04-M003 with Lifeline, Inc. for home health agency temporary staffing services; and Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A06, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A06, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A06, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A06-M0002 with MBI Health Services, LLC, for home health agency temporary staffing services; and to authorize payment for the services received and to be received under these human care agreements.

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Omnibus Home Health Agency Temporary Staffing Services Human Care Agreements Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015”.

 

Sec. 2. (a)  There exists an immediate need to:

(1) Approve the following contract actions: 

(A) Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A01, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A01, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A01, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A01-M002 with American Health Care Services, Inc., for home health agency temporary staffing services;

(B) Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A03; Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A03-M002; Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A03-M003; Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A03, Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A03-M003; Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A03; and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A03-M002 with Capital Care, Inc., for home health agency temporary staffing services;

(C) Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A05, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A05, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A05, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A05-M0003 with Family and Health Care Solutions, Inc., for home health agency temporary staffing services;

(D) Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A02, Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A02-M002, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A02, Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A02-M003, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A02, Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A02-M003 with Integrated Community Services, Inc., for home health agency temporary staffing services;

(E) Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A04, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A04, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A04, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A04-M003 with Lifeline, Inc., for home health agency temporary staffing services; and

(F) Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0010-A06, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0018-A06, Human Care Agreement No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A06, and Modification No. DCHT-2014-C-0024-A06-M0002 with MBI Health Services, LLC, for home health agency temporary staffing services; and

(2) Authorize payment for the services received and to be received under the human care agreements described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(b)  In April 2014, the District awarded human care agreements to American Health Services, Inc., Capital Care, Inc., Family and Health Care Solutions, Inc., Integrated Community Services, Inc., Lifeline, Inc., and MBI Health Services, LLC, on an emergency basis, each in the not-to-exceed contract amount of $1 million for a period of performance of 120 days to provide personal care assistance (“PCA”) services for District Medicaid beneficiaries. 

(c) In August 2014, the District again awarded human care agreements to American Health Services, Inc., Capital Care, Inc., Family and Health Care Solutions, Inc., Integrated Community Services, Inc., Lifeline, Inc., and MBI Health Services, LLC, on an emergency basis, each in the not-to-exceed contract amount of $1 million for the period of performance of 90 days to provide PCA services for District Medicaid beneficiaries. 

(d) Between October 31, 2014, and November 3, 2014, the District awarded human care agreements, on a sole source basis, to American Health Services, Inc., Capital Care, Inc., Family and Health Care Solutions, Inc., Integrated Community Services, Inc., Lifeline, Inc., and MBI Health Services, LLC, in the not-to-exceed contract amounts between $1 million and $2 million for the period of performance beginning the day after the expiration of the August 2014 emergency human care agreements and ending on June 30, 2015, to provide PCA services for District Medicaid beneficiaries. 

(e) During the performance of the April 2014 emergency human care agreements, the August 2014 emergency human care agreements, and the sole source human care agreements, the District issued certain modifications, in various amounts ranging from $400,000 to $3,144,128.68, to American Health Services, Inc., Capital Care, Inc., Family and Health Care Solutions, Inc., Integrated Community Services, Inc.,  Lifeline, Inc., and MBI Health Services, LLC, increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount for each contractor to an amount in excess of $1 million during a 12-month period.

 (f)  Approval of the contract actions set forth in subsection (a) of this section is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services for District Medicaid beneficiaries. Without this approval, American Health Services, Inc., Capital Care, Inc., Family and Health Care Solutions, Inc., Integrated Community Services, Inc., Lifeline, Inc., and MBI Health Services, LLC, cannot be paid for goods and services provided in excess of $1 million pursuant to the human care agreements.

 

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 Omnibus Home Health Agency Temporary Staffing Services Human Care Agreements Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2015 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.