Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Jei Africa, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Third Amendment to Agreement with Our Common Ground, Inc. for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing a third amendment to the agreement with Our Common Ground, Inc. for substance use disorder treatment services, for the term June 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027 to an amount not to exceed $23,538,644.
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BACKGROUND:
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) has contracted with Our Common Ground, Inc. (OCG) for over 20 years to provide substance use disorder (SUD) outpatient and residential treatment services to San Mateo County adults with substance abuse and addiction problems.
BHRS is now part of California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), a multi-year initiative by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of our population by implementing a broad delivery system and program and payment reform across the Medi-Cal program. The behavioral health components of CalAIM are designed to support whole-person, integrated care; move the administration of Medi-Cal behavioral health to a more consistent and seamless system by reducing complexity and increasing flexibility; and improve quality outcomes, reduce health disparities, and drive delivery system transformation and innovation through improvements to behavioral health policies and the launch of behavioral health payment reform.
Through the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) waiver and under CalAIM, OCG provides outpatient and residential treatment services to adult County residents. These services encompass a comprehensive approach, including individualized residential and outpatient treatment, family group therapy, alcoho...
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