DATE: May 23, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: John Zanoni, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Amendment VII to Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group, Incorporated
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment VII to Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group, Incorporated for payment of a Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Care Coordinator to identify Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) inmates upon intake and enroll them in MAT services while incarcerated in the Fresno County Jail (FCJ), effective February 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023 and increasing the maximum by $53,125, to a total of $142,650,613;
2. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2022-23 appropriations for Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administration's Org 3111 in the amount of $53,125 to allow for the payment for MAT Care Coordinator expenses (4/5 vote);
3. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2022-23 appropriations for Special Revenue Fund Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Incarcerated Person's Welfare Fund Org 1500 in the amount of $17,708 (4/5 vote);
4. Retroactively approve and authorize the Sheriff's, or his authorized representative's, previous submittal of a grant application and award acceptance, to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to pay for a MAT Care Coordinator; and
5. Approve and authorize the Sheriff, or his authorized representative, to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with Health Management Associates, Inc. for distribution of the DHCS Opioid Crisis Grant.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The DHCS, under its Federal funding for the State Opioid Response "Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Project 2.0" has provided funds to be distributed to all county teams participating in the project Expanding Access to MAT in County Criminal Justice Settings. Funds are intended to expedite program maturation and sustainability of lo...
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