To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-713 with Horizon Services, Incorporated
?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 #74-713 with Horizon Services, Incorporated, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $329,726 to provide drug use prevention and treatment services to County residents, for the period August 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $329,726 and will be funded 100% by Drug Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of the County's population by providing specialized substance abuse treatment and prevention programs to help clients 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 drug use 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 ens...
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