Memorandum
Date: January 25, 2022
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Todd Metcalf, MPA, Director Behavioral Health Services
Subject: a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to the Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and b) Consideration of Agreement between New Life Health Authority dba New Life, LLC. for Substance Use Disorder Outpatient Drug Free Services, Intensive Outpatient Treatment Services, and Narcotic Treatment Program Services for Fiscal Year 2021-22, not to exceed $400,000 and authorize the Board Chair to sign.
Executive Summary:
The contract now before the Board represents a trail blazing effort in expanding services to Lake County Medi-Cal beneficiaries with Substance Use Disorder Treatment needs with a particular focus on Tribal members. New Life Clinic has opened their doors in Mendocino County to provide Intensive Outpatient Treatment services (OTP), Outpatient Drug Free services (ODF) , and Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP) services for both Tribal and non-tribal beneficiaries of Lake as a Tribal Compact Clinic. Tribal Contract or Compact Health Centers (also called a 638 contract or compact) are operated by Tribes or Tribal organizations and Urban Indian Health Centers and are outpatient health care programs and facilities that specialize in caring for American Indians and Alaska natives.
The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) of 1975 authorized the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and some other government agencies to enter into contracts with, and make grants directly to, federally recognized Indian tribes. The ISDEAA, also known as P.L. 93-638, authorizes Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations to contract for the administration and operation of certain Federal programs which provide services to Indian Tribes and their members: https://www.ihs.gov/odsct/title1...
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