REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 4, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Contracts for Fee-For-Service Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following agencies, for the provision of Fee-For-Service Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services, incorporating these contracts into the existing aggregate funding pool for Fee-For-Service Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services, in an amount not to exceed $60,869,390:
1. Loma Linda University Medical Center for the contract period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.
2. View Behavioral Health, LLC upon execution, through June 30, 2030.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
Body
COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
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 total aggregate contract amount not to exceed $60,869,390 will be funded by 1991 Realignment funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2025-26 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 (SMI) and/or SUD. DBH entered into a contract with the Department of Health Care Services as a Mental Health Plan (MHP) established under Assembly Bill 757 (AB 757) in January 1995. As an MHP, DBH is responsible for providing access to high quality specialty mental health services for Medi-Cal beneficiaries in the most cost-effective manner possible.
AB 757 allowed for the phased implementation of ma...
Click here for full text