To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-174-49 with Bi-Bett
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-174-49 with Bi-Bett, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $5,873,675, to provide substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and detoxification services for County residents referred through the Behavioral Health Access Line, for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $5,873,675 and will be funded by 21% Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Block Grant; 72% Federal Medi-Cal; 3% Assembly Bill 109 ($208,949) and 4% Opioid Settlement revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing specialized substance use disorder treatment services so that men and women, including women with children, are provided an opportunity to 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. Contractor shall provide, operate, and administer Substance Use Disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment program services as certified by the State of California must operate under the terms and conditions of the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) and must be provided in its facility(ies) referenced in County Health Services Alcohol and Other Drugs (AODS) Department’s Work Plan.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Request for Qualifications and maintains a current qualified list of vendors at all times. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld.
On September 12, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-174-47, with Bi-Bett, in an amount not to exceed $5,223,727, to provide substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and detoxification services for county residents referred through the Behavioral Health Access Line, for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Approval of Contract #74-174-49 will allow the Contractor to continue providing substance use disorder treatment services through June 30, 2025. The delay of this Contract was due to ongoing negotiations between the Contractor and the Department.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County residents referred through the Behavioral Health Access Line will not receive substance use disorder treatment services from this Contractor.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Alcohol and Drug Abuse prevention program supports the Board of Supervisors’ “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing” and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families” community outcomes by providing individual, group, and family counseling; substance abuse education; rehabilitation support services; and substance abuse prevention services. Expected outcomes include increased knowledge about the impact of addiction; decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; increased use of community-based resources; and increased school and community support for youth and parents in recovery.