DATE: June 18, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
David Luchini, Director, Department of Public Health
Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group, Inc. for Comprehensive Medical and Behavioral Health Care Services at County Juvenile Justice Campus
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group, Inc., for comprehensive medical and behavioral health care services, including substance use disorder services, to youth detained at the County Probation Department Juvenile Justice Campus, effective July 1, 2024, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $22,158,748.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow for the continuation of comprehensive medical and behavioral health, including substance use disorder (SUD), services for detained youth at the Juvenile Justice Campus (JJC). California Forensic Medical Group, Inc., dba Wellpath (CFMG) is the current provider. The recommended agreement will be administered by the Probation Department. It includes an annual $25,000 pharmacy cap per youth per year and will be funded with a combination of Health Realignment, Mental Health Realignment, Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act and Youth Offender Block Grant, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and Net County Cost funds. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. The County's current agreement with CFMG for medical services expires on June 30, 2024. Additionally, the County's current agreement with Mental Health Systems, Inc. for substance use disorder services for youth detained at the JJC expires on June 30, 2024. If the recommended action is not approved, the...
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