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C. 29

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	May 18, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Amendment Agreement #28-912-1 with The Rand Corporation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/18/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Daniel Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

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: May 18, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Grant Amendment Agreement #28-912-1 with The Rand Corporation, to extend the term from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021 with no change in the amount payment to the County of $44,801, to collaborate with Contra Costa Health Services Choosing Change Program, to study the impact of a psychosocial, community reinforcement approach to treating patients in recovery.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no change to the amount payable to the County of $44,801. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

This grant will allow Contra Costa Health Services to collaborate with The Rand Corporation in planning, training, implementing, evaluating and analyzing data for the Integrated Support Persons Into Recovery (Inspire) study. The study tests whether engaging the patient’s significant other in an evidence based psychosocial intervention, community reinforcement approach and family training improves patient’s engagement and retention in Office-Based Buprenorphine-Naloxone Therapy (OBOT) compared to patients only receiving OBOT. The study will take place within Contra Costa Choosing Change Clinics and will involve clinic personnel, administrators, medical and behavioral health providers and other County staff.

On April 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-912 with The Rand Corporation, to pay the County in an amount of $44,801 to study the impact of psychosocial, community reinforcement approach to treating patients in recovery at Contra Costa Health Services, for the period from September 2, 2019 through September 30, 2020.

Approval of Amendment Agreement #28-912-1 will extend the term from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021 to allow the County to continue to study the impact of having patient’s support person engaged in recovery services. This agreement contains provisions for the County to indemnify and hold harmless the contractor for claims arising out of the contractor’s performance under this contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this grant amendment agreement is not approved, the County will not be allowed to continue to participate in the study on the impact of having a patient’s support person engaged in recovery services.