COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Health Department

DATE:

May 22, 2008

BOARD MEETING DATE:

June 3, 2008

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Charlene A. Silva, Director of Health

Louise Rogers, Director, Behavioral Health & Recovery Services

SUBJECT:

Revenue Agreement with MHN Services dba Occupational Health Services

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the President of the Board to execute an Agreement with MHN Services dba Occupational Health Services, to provide First Offender Program and Multiple Offender Program Driving Under the Influence services to San Mateo County residents, for the term of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011.

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Ensure basic health and safety for all.

Goal 7: Maintain and enhance the public safety of all residents and visitors.

This Agreement contributes to this commitment and goal by providing additional educational and prevention resources to individuals who are in alcohol and drug treatment programs and in recovery.

Performance Measure:

Measure

FY 2007-08

Estimate

FY 2008-09

Target

Percentage of participants who successfully complete program.

70%

75%

BACKGROUND:

This Agreement provides First Offender Program (FOP) and Multiple Offender Program (MOP) Driving Under the Influence (DUI) services to San Mateo County residents. The services include substance abuse education through peer support counseling that focuses on group discussion with emphasis on personal sharing. The objective of the DUI services is to enable participants to comply with court ordered participation, increase safety on the highways, and create self-awareness of alcohol and other drug abuse issues. This objective supports the goal of the program, which is to ultimately prevent future episodes of DUI’s among participants.

DISCUSSION:

The County is required by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Services (ADP) to provide monitoring and oversight of MHN Services programs and authorizes MHN Services to levy and collect fees from clients in accordance with Title IX of the California Code of Regulations, Section 9878. Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) collects an administrative fee from MHN Services for costs incurred in discharging its statutory responsibility to monitor and oversee alcohol and drug programs. The rates for these administrative fees assessed by the County are approved by the ADP.

This Agreement is necessary in order to a provide monitoring and oversight of the MHN Services program and to allow the County to collect administrative fees.

This Agreement has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel and Risk Management. The contractor has assured compliance with the County's Contractor Employee Jury Service Ordinance, as well as all other contract provisions that are required by County ordinance and administrative memoranda, including but not limited to insurance, hold harmless, non-discrimination, and equal benefits.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The term of this revenue Agreement is July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. Payments to the County for administrative fees are 10% of gross revenue for FOP’s, and 8% of gross revenue for MOP’s. These fees are collected on a monthly basis. The anticipated amount of revenues for the three-year period is $243,000. These fees cover all administrative costs associated with this program, and there is no Net County Cost. The anticipated amount for FY 2008-09 is $81,000 which has been included in the BHRS FY 2008-09 Recommended Budget. Similar arrangements will be made for subsequent years.