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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 5 to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services Agreement with Valley Health Associates for the provision of alcohol and drug recovery services to revise the FY 2020-21 drug treatment rates retroactive to July 1, 2020 and add CARES Act funding in the amount of $303,338 with no change to the Agreement term of July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021 for a new Agreement amount of $4,884,236.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 5 to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services Agreement with Valley Health Associates for the provision of alcohol and drug recovery services to revise the FY 2020-21 drug treatment rates retroactive to July 1, 2020 and add CARES Act funding in the amount of $303,338 with no change to the Agreement term of July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021 for a new Agreement amount of $4,884,236.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County currently has Agreement A-14021 for a current contracted dollar amount of $4,580,898 with Valley Health Associates. This Amendment No. 5 adds $303,338 for FY 2020-21 for a new contract amount of $4,884,236. Valley Health Associates provides the following services: Medication Assisted Treatment include methadone dosing, Outpatient group and individual therapy for youth and transition age youth including case management and Recovery Services.
This Amendment No. 5 adds one-time CARES Act Funds for FY 2020-21 to cover necessary expenditures incurred by Valley Health Associates due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This Amendment also revises the FY 2020-21 drug treatment rates to reflect FY 2020-21 Drug Medi-Cal rates published by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and is retroactive to July 1, 2020 because DHCS did not release the rates in time ...
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