DATE: May 1, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment II to Master Agreement No. 16-361-1 for Non-Drug Medi-Cal Outpatient Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment II to Master Agreement No. 16-361-1 with multiple providers for Non-Drug Medi-Cal Outpatient Services, effective upon execution with no change in term to June 30, 2019, and increasing the maximum compensation by $200,000 to a total of $1,300,000.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to increase the annual maximums for Non-Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Outpatient services totaling $200,000 for the remainder of FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19. The increase will allow the Department to provide County residents who do not have Medi-Cal or other insurance coverage community-based outpatient substance use disorder treatment services.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended actions, clients who are not DMC eligible will be unable to receive medically necessary treatment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The maximum amount of the recommended amendment ($1,300,000) will be fully offset with Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Federal Block Grant funds. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are available in the Department's Org 5630 FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget and will be requested in subsequent budgets for the duration of the agreement.
DISCUSSION:
On June 21, 2016, your Board approved master agreement 16-361, which allowed for the provision of community-based outpatient substance use disorder treatment services to County residents who do not have Medi-Cal or other insurance coverage. On June 20, 2017, your Board approved amendment I to master agreement 16-361, which reduced the maximum compensation by a total of $400,000 o...
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