To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-610-11 with WestCare California, Inc.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-610-11 with WestCare California, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,460,899, to provide substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and detoxification services for Contra Costa County residents in West County, for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $2,460,899 and will be funded by 2% Assembly Bill 109 ($49,217); 22% Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Block Grant ($541,398); 38% Federal Medi-Cal ($935,142) and 38% State General Fund ($935,142) 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. This 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.
The county has been contracting with WestCare California, Inc., since October 2019 to meet the social needs of the county's population by providing specialized SUD treatment and detoxification treatment services for West County residents and 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. This contractor was approved by the ...
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