Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise Rogers, Chief, Health System
Stephen Kaplan, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Horizon Services, Inc. for Residential Substance Use Disorder Detoxification Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Horizon Services, Inc. for residential substance use disorder detoxification services, extending the term of the agreement through June 30, 2018, and increasing the agreement by $899,571 to an amount not to exceed $2,981,847.
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BACKGROUND:
On June 7, 2016, your Board approved an agreement with Horizon Services, Inc. (Horizon) to provide residential substance use disorder detoxification services by assisting clients in connecting to ongoing substance use disorder treatment programs, primary and psychiatric care, housing, and other health-related services.
Under the Administrative Memorandum B-1, treatment agreements providing housing services and related supports are exempt from the RFP process. Horizon is one of six residential providers in San Mateo County.
DISCUSSION:
Through this amendment, Horizon will continue to operate Palm Avenue Detox, a 21-bed detoxification facility that serves men and women (including the formerly incarcerated) who have a co-occurring substance use and mental health disorder. The majority of those admitted stay three to five days. Horizon operates the only licensed non-medical residential detoxification facility in San Mateo County.
Although Horizon provides residential detoxification services to clients not impacted by the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) waiver, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) is requesting to extend the term of the agreement to align with all other BHRS substance use related contracts impacted by the DMC-ODS waive.
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