DATE: June 20, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Fresno County Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Plan 2023-2026
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Department of Behavioral Health Director to execute and submit the Fresno County Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Plan 2023-2026 to the California Department of Health Care Services and the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to adopt a new three-year plan necessary to render services funded through the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and to submit the Fresno County MHSA Three-Year Plan 2023-2026 to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) by June 30, 2023. The MHSA Three-Year Plan is required per Welfare & Institutions Code (W&IC), section 5847. The section describes the Three-Year Plan process, whereby the County outlines the MHSA-funded programs and services according to community stakeholder input and the Community Program Planning Process (CPPP), per Title 9, California Code of Regulations (CCR), sections (??) 3300 and 3200.060. The programs and services are provided to persons served needing behavioral health services, their family members and target populations throughout the County, with no increase to Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the MHSA Three-Year Plan; however, this action would prevent the County from having any spending authority related to its MHSA funds in FY 2023-2024 and all MHSA-funded services would halt until a new Three-Year Plan is approved. This would result in failure to adhere to the required statutes. Additionally, non-approval may place some MHSA funds at risk of reversion to ...
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