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 Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc. for Narcotic Replacement Therapy Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc. for narcotic replacement therapy services, for the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $2,223,104.
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BACKGROUND:
Since July 2015 Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc. (ART) has provided narcotic replacement therapy (NRT) services for San Mateo County adults with histories of opioid dependency and comorbid-health related issues. Specifically, ART provides methadone maintenance, counseling and case management services, primarily to Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
In October 2015, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) requested and was granted approval from your Board to waive the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for NRT services for two years, pending approval of the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) waiver. As a result, BHRS contracted with ART for the terms of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
In April 2016, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the federal government approved the DMC-ODS waiver.
In October 2019, BHRS requested and was granted approval from your Board to waive the RFP process for NRT services for two years because additional time was needed to finalize the implementation of DHCS's changes in the delivery and reporting requirements. As a result, BHRS contracted with ART for the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
DHCS continues to require changes in service delivery and reporting requirements of substance use disorder treatment services through the DMC-ODS waiver....
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