Consider and take appropriate action to approve and ratify Amendment 4 to the Fiscal Year 2026 interlocal agreement with Integral Care for substance use disorder managed services (SAMSO). (Judge Brown)

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Travis County, the City of Austin, and Integral Care have a three-way interlocal agreement for the provision of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services. Under the agreement, Integral Care acts as a Managed Services Organization (MSO) overseeing a network of service providers spanning the continuum of SUD services including harm reduction, intervention services, residential treatment, day treatment, detoxification, medication assisted treatment (MAT), recovery housing and outpatient and continuing care services. Clients are linked or referred to case management and other support services as part of the treatment process. <br><br>The City of Austin requested this amendment reducing its contribution by $122,000, from a total of $672,000 to $550,000, due to budget cuts. These funds are for the Austin Community Court. The City revised its performance measures for the reduced amount.<br><br>The Travis County Attorney's Office has approved the contract as to legal form.