To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Standard Agreement #29-502-52 with the California Department of Health Care 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 Standard Agreement #29-502-52 (State #25-50095) with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), regarding County agreeing to provide Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery Services (DMC-ODS) for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment within Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a non-financial agreement.
BACKGROUND:
This Agreement is for the purpose of identifying and providing covered DMC-ODS services for SUD treatment within Contra Costa County. The County will provide covered DMC-ODS services described under the Agreement to eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries who reside within the County. The objective of this Agreement is to make DMC-ODS services available to Medi-Cal beneficiaries through the utilization of Federal and State funds. County will provide and/or arrange for the provision of DMC-ODS services operating as a Pre-Paid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP) as defined in 42 C.F.R. section 438.2.
This Agreement is an intergovernmental agreement between the State and County by authority of chapter 3 (? 11758.10, et seq.) of Part 1, Division 10.5 of the Health & Safety Code and with approval of the County's Board of Supervisors (or designee) for the purpose of providing alcohol and drug services. This Contract is entered into in accordance with Health and Safety Code section 11848.5, W&I Code sections 14021.51-14021.53, 14124.20- 14124.25, and 14184.100 et seq., and Behavioral Health Information Notice (BHIN) 23-001 (including any successor BHIN).
On November 29, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #...
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