REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 25, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Revised Standard Agreement Template for Children's Residential Intensive Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve the revised standard agreement template for ongoing Children's Residential Intensive Services, retroactively effective July 1, 2024, or date of youth placement, whichever occurs later, with no change to the aggregate amount not to exceed $53,000,000, and with no change to the end term date of June 30, 2026.
2. Authorize the Assistant Executive Officer, Deputy Executive Officer, or Director of the Department of Behavioral Health to execute the individual standard agreement template with qualified agencies that have completed the standardized application process to become a Children's Residential Intensive Services provider, including any non-substantive changes, on behalf of the County, subject to review by County Counsel.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide County Residents' Safety, Health, and Social Service Needs; Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The aggregate amount not to exceed $53,000,000 for Children's Residential Intensive Services (ChRIS) is funded by Federal Financial Participation Medi-Cal, 2011 Realignment, a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Children and Family Services (CFS), and Mental Health Services Act funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2024-25 budget and will be included in the 2025-26 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder service...
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