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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Contra
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DATE: July 30, 1997 Costa
_ CountySUBJECT: Approval of Contract #24-903 with
Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc .
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee
(Chuck Deutschman) , to execute on behalf of the County, Contract
#24-903 with Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc . in the
amount of $247, 000, for the period from July 1, 1997 through June
30, 1998, to provide methadone maintenance treatment services .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by Federal SSI DA/A funds . No County funds
are required.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For a number of years, Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment,
Inc . has provided services for the Methadone Maintenance Clinics
Program (Medi-Cal Drug Abuse Treatment Services) including the
provision of treatment services for intravenous (IV) drug users who
are a risk of contracting or spreading HIV/AIDS infection.
Federal funding is available for provision of treatment services to
County residents who lost their eligibility for Social Service
Disability' Insurance (SSDI) when the Federal Government ended long
term disability status for drug addicts, many of whom had been
receiving treatment at Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment,
Inc .
Approval of Contract #24-903 will allow Contractor to provide
treatment services to these drug-addicted individuals at its
Methadone Maintenance Clinics in Richmond through June 30, 1998 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATUR�� )
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIG"NATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON n ,,5jAAAXAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Chuck Deutschman (313-6350)
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED CLIQoZ
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Auditor-Controller Supervisors and CountyAdmiriStrator
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