1. Approve agreement with Department of Health Care Services to receive funding in the amount of $13,943,284 for the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Intergovernmental Agreement No. 17-94092 for Substance Use Disorder Services for the period June 30, 2018 through June 30, 2020; and
    
2. Delegate authority to the Director of Health and Human Services Agency and/or her/his designee to execute the funding agreement and to sign and execute any additional forms, documents and/or amendments as necessary relating to this agreement, provided there are no significant programmatic or financial changes.

In 2015, the Federal government approved a 5-year pilot project to expand substance use services that could be billed to Medi-Cal.  This pilot project is called the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS).

Under the DMC-ODS waiver, current Drug Medi-Cal eligible services will continue alongside expanded services eligible to be billed to Drug Medi-Cal.  These increased services will be available to anyone eligible for Medi-Cal and will include Residential Treatment, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Withdrawal Management (Detoxification), Case Management, and Recovery Services.  The system will provide a coordinated entry for clients either through multiple in-person access points or a 1-800 screening number available 24/7.  All providers within the system will utilize the same screening tool allowing for consistency and appropriate client placement based on medical necessity.

This agreement will replace the current Yolo County Drug Medi-Cal contract with the Department of Healthcare Services effective 7/1/2018.

County Counsel has approved this Agreement as to form.