TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: February 4, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Mary Alice Willeford
PHONE:
472-2374
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Ratification of Submission of Grant Application in the Amount of $110,000 for Funds Available from a Joint Effort of the Department of Health Care Services and Health Management Associates for Part II of Expanding Access to Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Addiction in Each Participating County's Jails and Drug Courts in Fiscal Year 2018-20; and Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Health Management Associates, Inc. in the Amount of $110,000 for the California Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Project 2.0 for the Period of December 4, 2019 through August 31, 2020
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Ratify submission of grant application in the amount of $110,000 for funds available from a joint effort of the Department of Health Care Services and Health Management Associates for part II of expanding access to Medication Assisted Treatment of opioid addiction in each participating County's jails and drug courts in Fiscal Year 2018-20; approve retroactive Agreement with Health Management Associates, Inc. in the amount of $110,000 for the California Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Project 2.0 for the period of December 4, 2019 through August 31, 2020; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
August 21, 2018, Item 4(k), Approval of Application for Part I of MAT Grant.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the use of FDA-approved prescription medications, usually in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a cl...
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