To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-222-18 with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of County Contract #74-222-18 with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,184,576 for the provision of residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services for male offenders in East Contra Costa County, for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $1,184,576 and will be funded by 42% Federal Drug Medi-Cal, 42% State General Fund and 16% Assembly Bill (AB) 109 revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. 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. 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. This contractor shall provide, operate, and administer 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.
The County has been contracting with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc., since January 2004 to meet the social needs of County’s population by providing residential SUD treatment services for male offenders in East Contra Costa County and are provided 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. This contractor was selected as they are the only licensed and credentialed Community Based Organization (CBO) that serves in this geographic location for residential SUD services that specialize in serving formerly incarcerated Medi-Cal beneficiaries who have very unique needs. This contractor has a long-standing history with State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) accreditation and compliance and meets all regulatory compliance required of managed care plans.
On September 19, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-222-15 with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc., in the amount of $1,052,298, to provide residential substance abuse use disorder treatment services for male offenders in East Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
On April 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #74-222-17 with J. Cole Recovery Homes, Inc., effective January 1, 2024, to increase the payment limit by $132,551, from $1,052,298 to a new payment limit of $1,184,849, with no change in the term.
Approval of Contract #74-222-18 will allow the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, individuals will not receive alcohol and drug prevention and treatment services they need to maintain sobriety and reduce risk factors.