DATE: September 24, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Master County to County Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to execute Master County to County Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) Agreement in the same form upon execution by another county for STRTP placement and specialty mental health services (SMHS) effective upon execution through June 30, 2027, with two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $15,000,000;
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to add Counties through their Mental Health Plans (MHP) and to remove Counties through their MHPs from the Master Agreement upon execution of the Master Agreement by other Counties; and
3. Waive the policy in the County Purchasing Manual that allows only the Board of Supervisors to approve agreements with other governmental entities and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, through the Purchasing Agent, to sign single case Letters of Agreement (LOA) and Admission Agreements (Exhibit C to the Master Agreement) with other county Mental Health Plans (MHP) to meet legal mandates and timeliness requirements of AB 1051 shifting responsibility to the County of Jurisdiction for payment, not to exceed $50,000 per LOA.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will authorize the addition and deletion of various Counties allowing the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to expand the network of service providers to ensure appropriate and necessary specialty mental health services for County youth and non-minor dependents placed within Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs) in accordance with AB 1051. This item is countywide.
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