DATE: November 6, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Submission of the Fresno County Mental Health Services Act FY 2017-18 Annual Update
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Department of Behavioral Health to submit the Fresno County Mental Health Services Act FY 2017-18 Annual Update ($75,097,363) to the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department to submit the County's Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) FY 2017-18 Annual Update to the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC). Pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code (W&IC), section 5847, the Annual Update is a process where the County outlines the MHSA-funded programs and services according to community stakeholder input and the Community Program Planning Process (CPPP). The programs and services are provided to behavioral health clients, their family members and target populations throughout the County with no increase to Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the update and plan; however, it would result in failure to adhere to the required statutes and would delay the Department's efforts to provide needed behavioral health services in the community. Additionally, non-approval may place MHSA funds at risk of reversion to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) as the funds are subject to expenditure time limits. Further, if your Board recommends significant changes to the plan, the Department will be required to re-engage the community, as part of the stakeholder process, further delaying the submission of the plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with this recommended action. MHSA funding allows for full reimbursement of direct and indirect costs. The FY 2017-18 program and servic...
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