REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 23, 2023
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Amethyst Behavioral Health, LLC for Adult Residential Facilities with Social Rehabilitation Treatment Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 21-61, effective upon date of execution, with Amethyst Behavioral Health, LLC to provide adult residential facilities with social rehabilitation treatment services, increasing the daily bed rate by $35 from $325 to $360 and increasing the total contract amount by $169,680, from $4,855,500 to $5,025,180, with no change to the contract period of February 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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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 recommended increase of $169,680 to the contract with Amethyst Behavioral Health, LLC (Amethyst) for the adult residential facilities with social rehabilitation treatment services is funded through the Federal Financial Participation Medi-Cal and Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2022-23 budget and will be included in the 2023-24 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder services to San Bernardino County (County) residents experiencing severe and persistent mental illness, substance use, and other addictions. Since 2016, DBH has utilized the adult residential facilities with the social rehabilitation model to provide services for adults experiencing a behavioral health condition who no longer mee...
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