DATE: June 4, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment to Agreement with National Latino Behavioral Health Association
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to an Agreement with National Latino Behavioral Health Association to increase the maximum number of Behavioral Health Interpreter Training courses to accommodate the Department of Behavioral Health bilingual certified workforce demands, effective upon execution with no change to the term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027, and increasing the maximum by $29,500 to a total of $267,400.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will increase the maximum number of Behavioral Health Interpreter Training (BHIT) for Interpreters Training courses offered in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 from one to two sessions and increase the maximum number of BHIT for Providers Training courses offered in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 from two to four sessions. This would allow the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to meet training demand and consistently offer BHIT for Interpreters training twice a year to ensure newly certified bilingual staff and contracted interpreters are able to attend this core competency training within six months from their certification date and/or contract execution date, as noted in DBH Policy & Procedure Guide 1.5.1. The agreement will be funded with Mental Health Services Act - Workforce Education and Training, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended action, the Department will be out of compliance with its own policy and procedure guide training requirements and will not be providing this core competency training in a timely manner, possibly hindering the quality of interpretation services to persons served.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with th...
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