DATE: January 9, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Approve and authorize the County Behavioral Health Director/Alcohol and Other Drug Program Administrator to execute retroactive Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Agreement No. 17-94127 with the California Department of Health Care Services, including required certifications, for the provision of substance use disorder treatment services to County residents, effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020 ($13,932,099).
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Approval of the recommended action will enable the Department of Behavioral Health to continue receiving Federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) funds that are dispersed through the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to finance County substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and primary prevention programs, with no increase to Net County Cost. County Behavioral Health Director/Alcohol and Other Drug Program Administrator signature authority is requested to remain consistent with Agreement No. 17-94070 that was approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 17, 2017 and to expedite the signing of documents issued by DHCS related to this agreement that do not result in additional County costs. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If the recommended action is not approved, the County would not receive the Federal funding for mandated SUD and primary prevention programs during the contract period. DHCS would be forced to contract directly with the prevention and treatment providers for these services.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement, including exhibits, were received from DHCS on October 27, 2017 and is retroactive to July 1, 2017. The agreement did not come to your Board sooner due to necessary departmental review upon...
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