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Committee backs resolution supporting SB 110 to expand contingency-management treatment in Medi‑Cal

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee · April 22, 2021
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Summary

Supervisors forwarded a resolution supporting state SB 110, which would allow Medi‑Cal to reimburse contingency management (incentive-based treatment) for substance use disorder. The committee heard research, local program results and testimony from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and community members.

The committee on April 22 voted to send a resolution to the Board supporting California Senate Bill 110, the Recovery Incentives Act, which would make contingency management an approved, reimbursable treatment modality under Medi‑Cal.

Supervisor Acha Safaei, sponsor of the local resolution, described contingency management as an evidence-based, reward-based treatment that provides financial incentives (often gift cards) for verified positive…

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