Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Scott Gilman, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with our Common Ground, Inc. for an Interim Cost Reconciliation for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Our Common Ground, Inc. for an interim cost reconciliation for substance use disorder treatment services, increasing the amount of the agreement by $477,908 to an amount not to exceed $3,459,809, with no change to the term of the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
For over 20 years, Our Common Ground, Inc. (OCG) has provided substance use disorder outpatient and residential treatment services and recovery housing to San Mateo County adults with substance use problems. OCG's treatment approach follows a strength-based, modified therapeutic community model, which values relationships and views clients in light of their competencies, rather than their deficiencies. Success is based upon individual progress in treatment, while concentrating on academic and vocational pursuits.
On December 4, 2018, your Board approved an agreement with OCG for substance use disorder residential treatment services under the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS), for the term July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $2,981,901.
DISCUSSION:
Through the DMC-ODS waiver, OCG continues to provide outpatient and residential treatment services to adult county residents. Services include individual therapy, individual counseling, group therapy, anger management, family therapy, room and board, and additional services that were not available prior to the waiver.
It is now necessary to amend this agreement to add $477,908 for an interim DMC-ODS cost report settlement. Behavioral Health and Recove...
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