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C. 43

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services
Date:	January 22, 2013

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Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #24–429–54 with Ujima Family Recovery Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/22/2013

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 957-5201
cc:	A Down D Gary

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 22, 2013
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24–429–54 with Ujima Family Recovery Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,663,516, to provide perinatal substance abuse treatment services, for the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $831,758.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 88% by Federal Perinatal Set-Aside, and 12% by Drug Medi-Cal. (Rate Increases)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing family-centered alcohol and drug treatment services to pregnant and parenting women, in order to prevent perinatal substance abuse and improve birth outcomes.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On August 16, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24–429–52 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #24–429–53) with Ujima Family Recovery Services for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2012, for the provision of perinatal intensive day treatment, residential recovery program, and transitional housing for women.

Approval of Contract #24–429–54 will replace the automatic extension under the prior contract and allow the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2013.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Contract is not approved, pregnant and parenting women will not receive the alcohol and drug treatment services they need which may result in perinatal substance abuse and additional risk to their babies.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This Alcohol and Drug Abuse program supports the Board of Supervisors’ “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing” community outcome by providing parenting education, stability, and safety for mothers (and their children) and pregnant women who are alcohol and drug dependent, while they are in substance abuse treatment. Expected outcomes include delivery of drug-free babies, decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, reduction in the number of relapses, and creation of a sober social network.