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: Agreement with Our Common Ground, Inc. for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Our Common Ground, Inc. for substance use disorder treatment services, for the term June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $18,552,817.
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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.
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services launched the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) in February 2017, greatly expanding the continuum of care and increasing levels of care targeting substance use disorders. BHRS is now part of 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.
DISCUSSION:
In December 2023, BHRS released a Request for Proposals for the provision of SUD outpatient treatment services. OCG was recommended based on their continued succe...
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