To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Tyler Brown, Sheriff
Prepared By:
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Jared Rowlison, Detention Bureau Services Chief
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Subject:
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2024-2025 Agreement for Services with Wellpath, LLC for MAT Services
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) requests the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners to sign the 2024-2025 Agreement for Services with Wellpath, LLC to expand the Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT) program offered at the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility (ACDF) in accordance with the Opioid Abatement Council and to authorize the Arapahoe County Sheriff to sign up to four (4) subsequent extensions thereto.
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Background and Discussion: On December 5, 2023, Arapahoe County and ACSO entered into a Memorandum of Understanding awarding ACSO $480,297.90 from Arapahoe County's Opioid Settlement Funds. ACSO had bid this project in RFP-23-22 using Wellpath's staffing proposal to implement enhanced MAT services at ACDF, and we wish to contract with Wellpath to provide these services funded by Arapahoe County's Opioid Abatement Council. Wellpath, LLC is currently providing Mental Health, Medical, and Pharmacy services at ACDF after being awarded the contract per RFP-19-27.
Alternatives: The only alternative is for ACSO to issue its own RFP to hire a MAT provider to perform the services bid in RFP 23-22.
Fiscal Impact: The $480,297.90 annual cost is funded by Arapahoe County's Opioid Funds as outlined in ACSO's submission for RFP-23-22. The Opioid Abatement Council has guaranteed funding for two years, provided programs meet goals established in their agreement, and will consider additional funding based on need and outcomes.
Alignment with Strategic Plan:
?Be fiscally sustainable
?Provide essential and mandated service
?Be community focused
Concurrence: The Sheriff's Office Administration and Detention Services Bureau are in concurrence with this decisi...
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