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a. Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Central Coast Overdose Prevention (CCODP) to provide professional services including outreach, harm reduction and referrals for substance use treatment within County Probation operated facilities at no cost, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031; and
b. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign future extensions or amendments to the MOU where the amendments do not significantly alter the scope of services or add cost for services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Central Coast Overdose Prevention (CCODP) to provide professional services including outreach, harm reduction and referrals for substance use treatment within County Probation operated facilities at no cost, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031; and
b. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign future extensions or amendments to the MOU where the amendments do not significantly alter the scope of services or add cost for services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On January 1, 2022, California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) launched a multi-year DHCS initiative, California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of the Medi-Cal managed care population through the implementation of broad delivery system, program and payment reform across the Medi-Cal program. The Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Justice Involved Reentry Initiative Capacity Building Program provides funding to support the planning and implementation of the provision of targeted pre-release Medi-Cal services to individuals in state prisons, county jails and youth correctional facilities. All correctional facilities are mandated to implement Medi-Cal reentry services by October1, 2026.
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