REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 26, 2024
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc. for Full Service Partnership Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 23-811, effective December 1, 2023, with Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc., adding the provision of Full Service Partnership services, Community Full Services Partnership in the East Valley and West Valley, General Mental Health services and General Mental Health to California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids recipients in the East Desert, and increasing the total contract amount by $14,195,500, from $9,675,000 to $23,870, 500 with no change to the contract period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
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 $14,195,500 for Full Service Partnership (FSP) services, General Mental Health (GMH) services and GMH to California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) recipients with Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc. (Valley Star) is funded by Federal Financial Participation Medi-Cal and Mental Health Services Act funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2023-24 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to county residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. DBH provides FSP support, which has two components: Communit...
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