Agenda

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C.112

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 13, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24-979-42 with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/13/2021

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:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D, 925-957-5169
cc:	E Suisala M 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: July 13, 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 Contract #24-979-42 with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $5,919,828, to provide methadone maintenance treatment services for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $5,919,828 for FY 2021-2022 and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal ($2,959,914) and 50% State Drug Medi-Cal ($2,959,914) revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The Behavioral Health Services Department has been contracting with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc., since October 1998 to provide methadone treatment services through its Methadone Maintenance Clinics Program in East and West Contra Costa County.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On July 14, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-979-39 with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc. to provide methadone treatment services through its Methadone Maintenance Clinics Program (Medi-Cal Drug Abuse Treatment Services) in East and West Contra Costa County, in the amount of $5,733,096, for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

On September 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #24-979-40 to increase the payment limit by $185,940 from $5,733,096 to a new payment limit of $5,919,036, with no change in the term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

Approval of Contract #24-979-42 will allow this contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, Contra Costa County residents will not receive the specialized substance abuse treatment services needed to provide them an opportunity to achieve sobriety and recover from the effects of alcohol and other drug use, become self-sufficient, and return to their families as productive individuals.