REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 6, 2021
FROM
VERONICA KELLEY, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title v
Department of Behavioral Health's Short-Doyle/Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services Published Charges
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Department of Behavioral Health's Short-Doyle/Medi-Cal specialty mental health services Published Charges for Federal reimbursement, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
(Presenter: Veronica Kelley, Director, 388-0801)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) Published Charges apply to all Short-Doyle/Medi-Cal (SD/MC) eligible specialty mental health services and represent the allowable interim rates that DBH may claim for federal reimbursement from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DHCS provides annual updates to its county interim rates and requires DBH to obtain Board of Supervisors' (Board) approval of DBH's Published Charges in order to receive the allowable interim reimbursement for SD/MC specialty mental health services. The proposed 2020-21 Published Charges will be uniformly applied to all insurers, patients, and Medi-Cal payers for services provided beginning July 1, 2020.
In 1957, the Short-Doyle Act was passed by California legislation requiring counties to ensure the delivery of mental health services utilizing a system of county operating contract providers. Through the SD/MC expansion, expenses for certain specialty mental health services incurred by the County are eligible to receive federal reimbursement. SD/MC specialty mental health services are provided to San Bernardino County eligible residents by both County ...
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