DATE: September 22, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Forensic Behavioral Health Jail Diversion Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the California Department of State Hospitals for non-competitive, one-time funding for a Jail Diversion Program, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023, total not to exceed $7,012,440.
2. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to be the signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated Jail Diversion Program funding documents, expenditure forms and reports.
3. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to approve payment to Superior Court of California, County of Fresno for mental health diversion court training without an agreement up to a maximum of $4,000 through Jail Diversion Program funding, effective upon execution through June 30, 2023.
4. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Turning Point of Central California, Inc. to provide forensic behavioral health jail diversion services, effective upon execution through June 30, 2023, which includes one optional one-year extension, total not to exceed $8,518,804.
REPORT
California Assembly Bill 1810 (AB 1810) and Senate Bill 215 (SB 215) enacted an opportunity for California counties that utilize State Hospitals for treatment to inmates who have been found incompetent to stand trial (IST). Approval of the first recommended action will allow the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to accept the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) funding for jail diversion services in Fresno County, as originally approved for application by your Board on October 23, 2018. The second and third recommended actions will allow the DBH Director, as the lead entity of DSH funding in Fresno County, t...
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