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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a no-extension Amendment No. 2 to Alcohol and/or Drug Service Agreement A-13209 with Valley Health Associates for the provision of alcohol and drug recovery services in the increased amount of $88,695 for FY 2017-18 and $88,895 for FY 2018-19, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,763,871 for the full-term July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019.
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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 a no-extension Amendment No. 2 to Alcohol and/or Drug Service Agreement A-13209 with Valley Health Associates for the provision of alcohol and drug recovery services in the increased amount of $88,695 for FY 2017-18 and $88,895 for FY 2018-19, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,763,871 for the full-term July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Valley Health Associates (VHA) provides narcotic and outpatient treatment services which include methadone dosing for AB 109, Drug Court, and Drug Medi-Cal eligible Monterey County residents. This Amendment No. 2 eliminates the Drug Diversion Program and revises drug treatment rates to reflect FY 2017-18 Drug Medi-Cal rates published by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
Amendment No. 2 is retroactive to July 1, 2017 because the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released new Drug Medi-Cal rates on June 25, 2017 which did not provide ample time to amend the contract prior to the beginning of the Fiscal Year 2017-18 start date.
This Agreement contains the County's standard 30-day termination provision (Section 5) and a defunding provision (Section 6), which provides the County the ability to amend or terminate the Agreement in the event of a reduction and/or termination of funding.
This work supports the Monterey County Health Department 2011-2015 strategic plan initiative: ...
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