To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Mental Health
Agenda Section: Consent
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Professional Services Agreement with North Coast Substance Abuse Council, Inc. Regarding the Provision of Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Counseling Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with North Coast Substance Abuse Council, Inc. regarding the provision of residential substance use disorder treatment and counseling services for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Mental Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached professional services agreement with North Coast Substance Abuse Council, Inc. after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with North Coast Substance Abuse Council, Inc. to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Alcohol and Drug Fund
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Mental Health (DHHS - Mental Health) utilizes a variety of placement options to provide residential treatment, counseling and detoxification services to Humboldt County residents who have been diagnosed with alcohol and/or other substance-related disorders. It is important for DHHS - Mental Health to have a variety of residential substance use disorder treatment options because vacancies and client needs fluctuate.
North Coast Substance Abuse Council, Inc. operates a residential treatment facility located in Eureka, California, which provides a variety of substance use disorder treatment...
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