REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 24, 2022
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Interim Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Helping Hearts California, LLC for Adult Residential Facilities with Social Rehabilitation Treatment Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 20-608 with Helping Hearts California, LLC for the provision of adult residential facilities with social rehabilitation treatment services, updating contract language, increasing the total contract amount by $6,059,000, from $12,227,500 to $18,286,500, and exercising the second of four one-year options to extend the term of the contract, for the total contract period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Interim Director, 388-0801)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The increase of $6,059,000 for Adult Residential Facilities with Social Rehabilitation Treatment services is funded by Medi-Cal Federal Financial Participation and Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding. Adequate appropriation and revenue will be included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2022-23 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Since 2016, DBH has utilized Adult Residential Facilities with the Social Rehabilitation model for adults experiencing a behavioral health condition(s), who no longer meet medical necessity for an acute psychiatric hospital, or who have reached treatment goals in a locked psychiatric residential facility. The contract with Helping Hearts California, LLC (Helping Hearts) provides consumers residential, un-locked, home-like environment treatment services, including assessment, group and individual ther...
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