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C.148

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 11, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Payments for Services Provided by R.E.A.C.H. Project

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/11/2018

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:	Matthew White, M.D. 925-957-5201
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: September 11, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay $16,266 to R.E.A.C.H. Project for drug abuse prevention and treatment services to youth and adults in East County, for the period May 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% funding is included in the Federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT-BG) budget.

BACKGROUND:

R.E.A.C.H. Project provides specialized substance abuse treatment and prevention programs to help clients achieve and maintain sobriety and to experience the associated benefits of self-sufficiency, family reunification, cessation of criminal activity and productive engagement in the community. On July 18, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-243-59 (as amended by Amendment Agreements #24-243-60 and #24-243-61) for drug abuse prevention and treatment services to youth and adults in East County for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Due to the late availability of the SAPT-BG funds and subsequent approval of the contract, the request for an amendment to increase the payment limit by $16,266, was delayed and the contract expired before the amendment was processed.

R.E.A.C.H. Project continued to provide drug abuse prevention and treatment services to youth and adults in East County. Behavioral Health Services Division Administration has therefore determined that R.E.A.C.H. Project is entitled to payment for the reasonable value of their services under the equitable relief theory of quantum meruit. That theory provides that where a person has been asked to provide services without a valid contract, and the provider does so to the benefit of the recipient, the provider is entitled to recover the reasonable value of those services.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

R.E.A.C.H. Project will not be paid for drug abuse prevention and treatment services rendered in good faith to youth and adults in East County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This prevention and treatment program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include addicted youth being provided an opportunity to prevent or recover from the effects of alcohol or other drug use, become self-sufficient, and return to their families as productive individuals.