REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 13, 2026
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contract with Inland Valley Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services for Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Services, Non-Residential Drug Court Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 24-1310 with Inland Valley Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services dba Inland Valley Recovery Services for Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Services, Non-Residential Drug Court Services, updating standard contract language, and increasing the total contract amount by $819,820, from $6,593,962 to $7,413,782, with no change to the contract period of January 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029.
(Presenter: Jennifer Alsina, Assistant Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The contract increase of $819,820 for Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Services (SUDRS) Non-Residential Drug Court (Drug Court) services will be funded through Drug Medi-Cal and 2011 Realignment. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health’s (DBH) 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to San Bernardino County (County) residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. Through its SUDRS division, DBH provides a full range of SUD services for county residents through contracts with community-based organizations and County operated clinics with the goal of promoting prevention, intervention, treatment, education, recovery, and resiliency for individuals and families.
Drug Court services are an integral part of this delivery system. Since 1994, DBH has contracted with providers to deliver Drug Court services for both adult and juvenile clients. Drug Court brings multiple community sectors to address the needs of criminal offenders, ensuring consistency in judicial decision making and improving coordination across agencies and resources. Drug Court services are designed to reduce drug relapses and criminal recidivism among offenders through risk and needs assessment, judicial interaction, monitoring and supervision, counseling, education, treatment, and individualized supportive services.
On December 17, 2024 (Item No. 30), as a result of a formal procurement, the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved Contract No. 24-1310 with Inland Valley Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services dba Inland Valley Recovery (IVRS) for Drug Court services in an amount not to exceed $4,290,134 for the period of January 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029, for the East Valley/San Bernardino Metropolitan and Central Valley regions.
On September 23, 2025 (Item No. 38), as a result of a formal procurement, the Board approved Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 24-1310 with IVRS for Drug Court services, increasing the contract amount by $2,303,828, from $4,290,134 to $6,593,962, expanding service into the West Valley region, with no change to the contract period of January 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. IVRS presently serves the East Valley/San Bernardino Metropolitan, Central Valley, and West Valley regions for Drug Court services.
Approval of Amendment No. 2 will ensure uninterrupted Drug Court services in the East Valley/San Bernardino Metropolitan, and Central Valley regions. A fiscal analysis determined that an additional amount of $819,820 is required to cover the projected increase in claims over the remaining term of the contract for Drug Court services specifically in the East Valley/San Bernardino Metropolitan, and Central Valley regions. Additionally, approval of the recommendation will update standard contract language to include the Levine Act - Campaign Contribution Disclosure, formerly referred to as Senate Bill 1439.
During 2024-25, the IVRS Drug Court program provided services to 153 unduplicated clients at an average cost of $5,608 per client. Approval of the recommendation will allow IVRS to serve approximately 146 additional clients over the remainder of the contract term at the same cost per client.
DBH will implement mechanisms to regularly review 1) client service data and progress, conduct site visits and annual monitoring to ensure performance and compliance standards of the contract(s) are met; 2) applicable claims data and claims for reimbursement to ensure fidelity and accuracy of service billing and optimization of Medi-Cal reimbursement in alignment with Contract terms and Department of Health Care Services billing requirements; and 3) provider invoices administratively and programmatically to ensure client and/or bed counts are accurate prior to payment processing.
PROCUREMENT
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REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Behavioral Health (Marianna Martinez, Administrative Supervisor II, 383-3940) on September 25, 2025; County Counsel (Dawn Martin, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on December 9, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Paul Garcia, Administrative Analyst, 386-8392) on December 19, 2025.