To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-979-47 with Addiction Research and Treatment, 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 #24-979-47 with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $5,946,184, to provide methadone maintenance treatment services for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $5,946,184 and will be funded 100% by Federal Drug Medi-Cal revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
The county has been contracting with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc., since October 1998 to provide methadone treatment services through its Methadone Maintenance Clinics Program in East and West Contra Costa County. 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. 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.
This contractor is a Community Based Organization and is the only Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP) provider rendering services to Contra Costa County clients in two critical geographical locations. This contractor specializes in providing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services to clients with substance use disorder to prevent relapse and overdoses due to Opioids. Contractor was selected because there were no other options for the county. This contractor was approved by the Public Works Department's Purchasing Division on February 26, 2024.
On January 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors ...
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