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FROM : Mark Finucane , Health Services Director Y•' Contra
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts AdministratorCosta
DATE: County
SUBJECT: Authorization to Issue Termination Notices and Negotiate
Novation Contracts with California Health Associates , Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
1 . Authorize the Health Services Director , or his designee , to
issue thirty-day advance written notices to California
Health Associates , Inc. , to terminate the following
contracts effective at the close of business on Friday,
March 4 , 1988 :
a. Contract 424-297-17 , as amended by Contract Amendment
Agreement #24-297-18 , for Methadone Maintenance Clinic
Program services , and
b . Contract 424-336-7 for Basic Adult Care (BAC) Heroin
Detoxification Services ; and
2 . Authorize the Health Services Director , or his designee , to
negotiate novation contracts with California Health
Associates , Inc. , to. close out Contractor ' s Methadone
Maintenance and Heroin Detoxification services for the
period from July 1 , 1987 , through March 4 , 1988 , or through
such later date as may be negotiated to bring about a smooth
closure to administrative activities needed to phase out
this contractor ' s service delivery.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
These actions are part of the process to transfer operation of
the methadone maintenance and heroin detoxification service
programs to two new providers , effective March 1 , 1988 , namely
Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment , Inc. , and California
Detoxification Program, Inc. , respectively. The process of
changing providers for these services programs will have the
effect of reducing County costs , as previously reported to the
Board.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE' �.
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA IO OF BOARD C'04 I TTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ONFEB 2 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER _
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED FEB 2 1988
Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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BOARD ORDER
California Heath Associates
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III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
The present contracts with California Health Associates , Inc. ,
do not terminate until April 30 , 1988 . On December 1 , 1987 , the
Board of Supervisors approved the recommendation to contract
with Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment , Inc.
(B.A.A.R.T. ) and with California Detoxification Program, Inc.
(C. D.P. ) , to operate the two service programs , effective
March 1 , 1988, which are presently being operated by California
Health Associates , Inc. The above recommended termination noti-
ces and novation contracts are necessary to carry out the
transfer of service operations to the new providers .