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Consider recommendations regarding Aegis Treatment Centers, LLC Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS), Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Contract Termination and New FYs 2023-2027 Service Contract, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the termination of the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Aegis Treatment Centers, LLC (BC 21-060) for convenience, effective June 30, 2023, due to a new FYs 2023-2027 contract resulting from an award received from the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Narcotic Treatment Programs;
i) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to issue a letter to Aegis Treatment Centers, LLC terminating the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement that is substantially similar to the draft provided; and
ii) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to take actions necessary for the winddown of the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement, subject to the Board's ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Aegis Treatment Centers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (not a local vendor), for the provision of substance use disorder services, for a total Maximum Contract Amount not to exceed $20,073,600.00, inclusive of $5,018,400.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027;
i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the FYs 2023-2027 Agreement for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, respectively; reallocate funds between funding sources with discretion per Exhibit B of the Agreement; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E of the Agreement all without altering the Maximum Contract Amount and without requiring the Board's app...
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