REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 20, 2024
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Contracts for Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following agencies for Mental Health Rehabilitation Center services, in the total amount of $39,730,164, for the contract period of August 20, 2024 through September 30, 2029:
1. Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., in the contract amount of $26,312,512 and an additional aggregate amount of $13,417,652.
2. Telecare Corporation, in the aggregate amount of $13,417,652.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total amount of both contracts in the amount of $39,730,164 for Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) services is funded by 1991 Realignment revenue. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2024-25 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to county residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. MHRCs are locked, long term licensed residential facilities serving adults aged 18 to 65. They are categorized as an Institution for Mental Disease providing services to individuals who suffer from a severe and chronic behavioral health condition and whose functioning is too low to be maintained in a licensed board and care facility. MHRCs provide a facility for high utilizers of acute psychiatric hospitals and the opportu...
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