RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #24-979-32 with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc. (dba Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $6,744,683, to provide methadone maintenance treatment services for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded 50% Federal Drug Medi-Cal and 50% State Drug Medi-Cal. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On July 7, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-979-29 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #24-979-30 and Payment for Services #24-979-31) with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc. (dba Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment), for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, for the provision of methadone treatment services through its Methadone Maintenance Clinics Program (Medi-Cal Drug Abuse Treatment Services) in East and West County.
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