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: Agreement with BAART Behavioral Health Services, Inc. for Narcotic Replacement Therapy Services and Criminal Justice Realignment Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with BAART Behavioral Health Services, Inc. for narcotic replacement therapy services and criminal justice realignment services for the term July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $359,770.
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BACKGROUND:
BAART Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (BAART) serves clients that are not eligible for Drug Medi-Cal or other health care insurance but require Narcotic Replacement Therapy (NRT) services. This agreement allows BAART to provide uninterrupted services to medically indigent adults in custody and in the community.
In June 2017, your Board approved a waiver of the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for NRT services for two years, in alignment with all other Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) substance use related contracts impacted by the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) waiver.
In April 2016, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the federal government approved the DMC-ODS waiver. DHCS continues to require changes in service delivery and reporting requirements of substance use disorder treatment services through the DMC-ODS waiver. Due to these changes, BHRS is requesting that your Board waive the RFP process for substance use disorder treatment services for another two years, allowing BHRS time to finalize the implementation of DMC-ODS waiver-related changes to this and all other BHRS substance use related contracts. In early 2020, BHRS will release an RFP for substance use disorder treatment services to start on July 1, 2021.
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