REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 25, 2024
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
National Health Service Corps Site Applications
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Authorize the submission of non-financial on-line applications and/or renewals, via the National Health Services Corps Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Workforce portal, to become a certified site making it eligible for licensed professionals to qualify and apply for a variety of National Health Services Corps Programs, for the period of June 25, 2024 through June 24, 2029.
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health to act as the authorized representative or site administrator to execute and submit the National Health Services Corps on-line applications, and/or any renewals, and transmit any supporting documentation necessary, such as the site agreement and the comprehensive behavioral health services checklist, to the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Workforce on behalf of the County, subject to review by County Counsel, for the period of June 25, 2024 through June 24, 2029.
3. Authorize the Medical Director of the Department of Behavioral Health to execute a letter attesting to the delivery of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Services, as required for the National Health Services Corps online applications, on behalf of the County, subject to review by County Counsel, for the period of June 25, 2024 through June 24, 2029.
4. Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health to transmit the executed site agreements and the comprehensive behavioral health services checklists, relating to the above Recommendations, to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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