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Gene R. Brantner, Chairman
To Board of County Commissioners Date March 20, 1990
COLORADO From Walter J. Speckman, Executive Director, Human Resources di
Subject: Purchase of Services Agreement between Human Resources' Area
Agency on Aaing and Northeast Home Health Care
Enclosed for Board approval is a Purchase of Services Agreement between the
Weld County Area Agency on Aging and Northeast Home Health Care for home
health aide/homemaker aide services and nursing assessments for case
management clients. Area Agency on Aging will reimburse Northeast Home
Health Care $8.20 per hour for direct home health aide/homemaker aide
services, $5.75 per hour for travel time, and $20.00 per nursing assessment.
If you have any questions, please telephone Linda Piper at 353-3816.
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PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 21st day of March, 1990, by
and between the Weld County Area Agency on Aging, hereinafter referred to as
"AAA" and Northeast Home Health Care, hereinafter referred to as "NEHHC" .
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, AAA is a public, non-profit agency designed to provide
comprehensive case management services for Weld County elderly who are at risk
of losing their ability to remain independent in the community, and
WHEREAS, AAA desires to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness among
all agencies serving the high risk elderly, and
WHEREAS, NEHHC is a public, for profit organization existing for the
purpose of providing nursing care, rehabilitation, and home health aide/
homemaker aide services to people of Weld County, and
WHEREAS, AAA and NEHHC desire to work together to promote the case
management approach to service delivery for high risk elderly.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed:
1. AAA will purchase services from NEHHC for the purpose of providing
home health aide/homemaker aide services to case management clients as
such services are needed to meet the client's plan of care.
2. AAA will reimburse NEHHC at a cost of $8.20 per hour of direct home health
aide/homemaker aide service to the client.
3. AAA will reimburse NEHHC $20.00 per physical assessment. The physical
assessment must be completed by an L.P.N. or R.N. NEHHC will complete the
physical assessment within three (3) working days of the referral date.
The physical assessment request will be made by the case manager on behalf
of the case management client.
3. AAA will reimburse NEHHC at a cost not to exceed $5.75 per hour for travel
time. (Travel time is defined as travel from home office to client
location. ) The reimbursement rate will vary and will be contingent upon
the average cost per hour for all home health aides/homemaker aides within
the NEHHC agency.
4. AAA will review all NEHHC requests for case management services to
determine if the client meets the eligibility criteria for such services.
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Purchase of Services Agreement
Human Resources and NEHHC
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5. AAA will coordinate closely with NEHHC in the writing and implementation
of client care plans.
6. AAA will adhere to the core steps of case management which will
include screening, functional assessment, service plan development,
service plan implementation, service plan review and monitoring, and
termination planning.
7. NEHHC agrees to assist AAA with assessments in cases where preexisting
health assessments do not exist. AAA requests for assessment assistance
will be rotated among three participating home health care agencies in a
fair and equitable manner.
8. NEHHC understands that client choice will be respected when care plans
are developed that require home health care services when a preexisting
home health agency is not involved with the client.
9. NEHHC agrees to complete a Direct Service Purchasing Request form and
receive approval from AAA prior to implementation of client services.
10. NEHHC agrees to keep records and make reports on forms required by AAA and
in accordance with guidelines issued by the State of Colorado and the
Administration on Aging, specifically: to submit monthly financial
reimbursement request forms to AAA by the 10th of each month.
11. AAA agrees to reimburse NEHHC no later than two weeks following the
submittal of the reimbursement request.
12. NEHHC understands that AAA is required to conduct periodic evaluation
of the activities conducted under this Agreement and to monitor on an
ongoing basis the performance of NEHHC to ensure that quality services are
being provided as directed in the care plan.
13. Any changes , including increases or decreases of amount of compensation
for agreed upon services, shall be incorporated in written amendments to
this Agreement.
14. The project will be carried out in accordance with the federal program and
fiscal regulations , the policies established for grants by the State
Agency, and the terms and conditions of the project application approved
by AAA in making this award of funds, specifically, abiding by the dollar
amounts as shown in the budget by program and cost categories.
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Purchase of Services Agreement
Human Resources & NEHHC
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15. This Agreement will be in effect through December 31, 1988. This
Agreement may be terminated upon 30 days written notice by either party,
and shall be terminated immediately in the event of loss of funding to
AAA.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement
as of the day, month , and year first above written.
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