To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-610-14 with WestCare California, 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 the County Contract #74-610-14 with WestCare California, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,399,422, to provide substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and detoxification services for Contra Costa County residents in West Contra Costa County, 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 $2,399,422 and will be funded by 39% Federal Medi-Cal, 39% State General Fund revenues, 17% Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Block Grant and 5% Assembly Bill (AB) 109.
BACKGROUND:
Contractor was selected as they are the only licensed and credentialed Community Based Organization (CBO) that serves the greater West County for residential and detoxification services for men who are formerly incarcerated and who have co-occurring disorders. They have a long-standing history with State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), accreditation and compliance and meet all regulatory compliance required of managed care plans. The County has been contracting with the Contractor, 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 Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this con...
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