REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 8, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Non-Financial Mandated County Performance Contract with the California Department of Health Care Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to non-financial Contract No. 21-743 (State Agreement No. 21-10106), with the California Department of Health Care Services, which outlines quality assurance, scope of work, program standards, budget requirements, and accountability measures for local mental health and substance use block grant funds and substance use disorder programs, extending the term by one year, for the new total contract period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
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 Mandated County Performance contract (Contract) with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is non-financial in nature.
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. This responsibility includes being the administrator of the Managed Care Medi-Cal Mental Health Plan (MHP) for the County.
DBH is mandated to enter a Contract with DHCS for the delivery of mental health services to the residents of the county, funded with 1991 and 2011 Realignment Funds. The Contract specifies the State and Federal codes a...
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