RECOMMENDATION(S):
WAIVE the County policy that requires competitive bidding for community-based services to enable the Health Services Department to expend recently awarded federal funding for alcohol and other drugs services by the October 1, 2018 federal deadline.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Federal funds; Substance Abuse and Prevention Treatment Block Grant (SAPT-BG).
BACKGROUND:
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) provides funding to counties for Substance Abuse Disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment services through a contractual mechanism. This contract is supported by State General Fund, Federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT-BG) and the federal share of reimbursement claimed for Drug Medi-Cal services.
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