To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-429-82 with Ujima Family Recovery Services
?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 #24-429-82 with Ujima Family Recovery Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $4,668,529 to provide residential and outpatient treatment for pregnant and parenting women and their young children, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $4,668,529 and will be funded by 87% Drug Medi-Cal; 12% Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Perinatal Set-Aside and 1% Assembly Bill (AB) 109 revenues.
BACKGROUND:
The County has been contracting with Ujima Family Recovery Services since April 2017 to meet the social needs of County's population by providing family-centered alcohol and drug treatment services. 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. 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. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Req...
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