Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Jei Africa, Director, Behavioral Health, and Recovery Services
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Caminar, Inc. for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services, and Housing and Housing-Related Mental Health Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Caminar, Inc. for Substance Use Disorder Treatment services, and Housing and Housing-Related Mental Health services, extending the term by nine months through March 31, 2024, and increasing the amount by $8,260,099 to an amount not to exceed $29,966,257.
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BACKGROUND:
Since 1964, the nonprofit organization Caminar, Inc. (Caminar) has provided community-based services to individuals with serious mental illnesses. Caminar's programs focus on maximizing wellness and recovery opportunities for adults with mental, physical, and developmental disabilities. Caminar provides intensive residential care, transitional and permanent supported housing, supported education and supported employment, individual support services, and life skills training.
In April 2016, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Federal Government approved the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) waiver for substance use disorder treatment services. In June 2018, Caminar began providing services under the DMC-ODS waiver, which allowed Caminar and other providers to bill for many more services than they were previously able.
Through the acquisition of Family and Children's Services on January 1, 2017, Caminar provided outpatient mental health services through the Mental Health Plan. In January 2020, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) and the Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM) mutually agreed to de-delegate the outpatient mild to moderate mental health services that BHRS had ...
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