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Supervisors send $248.6 million DPH substance-use services agreement back to Budget & Finance for vetting over Baker Places
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 1 to send a Department of Public Health agreement for substance-use disorder services back to the Budget & Finance Committee after supervisors raised concerns about the list of proposed providers and the late delivery of that list.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 1 to send a proposed Department of Public Health (DPH) agreement for substance use disorder services back to the Budget & Finance Committee for further review.
Item 27 on the agenda would have retroactively authorized an agreement between the city and the California Department of Health Care Services to provide Medi-Cal reimbursable substance-use-disorder services over a five-year term through June 30, 2027. DPH described the contract amount as approximately $248,600,000 for the full term.
Supervisor Ahsha Safai moved to send the item back to committee after members said they had received a list of potential service providers the day before and saw that Baker Placesa local nonprofit that operates detox and other programswas listed to receive more than $4.5 million. Safai said some supervisors had since been told Baker Places was…
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