DATE: November 6, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Mental Health Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement for Juvenile Drug Court Services, Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a Retroactive Agreement with Mental Health Systems, Inc., for Juvenile Drug Court Services, Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services for Incarcerated Youth at Juvenile Justice Campus, Post-Release Treatment Services, and Intensive Substance Use and Mental Health Services for Youth Incarcerated at the Juvenile Justice Campus, effective November 1, 2018, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a two-year, eight-month base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $4,200,000.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow community-based substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment services to be provided to adolescents involved in the justice system. The services are funded with Behavioral Health Realignment, Probation Realignment, and Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) monies, with no increase in Net County Cost. The agreement maximum for Fiscal Year 2018-19 is $600,000; the maximum is $900,000 for subsequent years.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, current services for justice-involved youth will be terminated. Clients with serious mental illness and SUD will face the negative consequences of termination or interruption of medically necessary treatment.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement is retroactive to November 1, 2018 due to lengthy contract negotiations and delays in revising and finalizing contract language and exhibits in preparation for the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS). The DMC-ODS is an expanded and coordinated system of SUD care, anticipated to g...
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