DATE: April 4, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement for Rural Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute an Agreement with Promesa Behavioral Health, for rural outpatient substance use disorder treatment services, effective upon execution through June 30, 2019, with two optional one-year extensions ($1,381,250).
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to modify services and budget line items greater than 10% within budgets without exceeding the annual contract maximum.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to contract with Promesa Behavioral Health to provide outpatient substance use disorder treatment services in the rural communities of Coalinga/Huron and Firebaugh/Mendota. Approval of the second recommended action will allow the Department Director, or designee, to approve modifications of services to accommodate changes in the law as well as budget line items greater than 10% of the contract maximum, which do not exceed the contract maximum, through an amended version approved by County Counsel and the County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector. Modifications to services outside of this parameter and budget modifications that exceed the annual contract maximum will continue to be brought to your Board for approval. The services are fully funded with Behavioral Health Realignment funds, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If your Board does not approve the first recommended action, added substance use disorder treatment services will not be provided in rural areas of the County and clients will be required to travel to the Fresno area to receive medically necessary treatment. If the second recommended action is not approved, the Depa...
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