REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 18, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Non-Financial Affiliation Agreement with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group for Clinical and Instructional Training
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to non-financial Affiliation Agreement No. 24-555 with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, for the provision of clinical and instructional training to psychiatry residents and/or fellows, updating contract language, with no change to the contract period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommended affiliation agreement is non-financial in nature and, as such, does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to San Bernardino County (County) residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. As the Mental Health Plan for the County, DBH is required to maintain a qualified network of psychiatric care providers to ensure timely access to mental health services.
DBH has experienced the effects of the nationwide shortage of psychiatrists and qualified individuals who provide services in the County's public mental health workforce. For over seventeen years, the DBH's Workforce Education and Training component of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan has included increasing the number of...
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