REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 8, 2021
FROM
VERONICA KELLEY, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Social Science Services, Inc. dba Cedar House Life Change Center for Residential and Co-Occurring Treatment Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1, effective June 8, 2021, to Contract No. 17-302 with Social Sciences Services, Inc. dba Cedar House Life Change Center for the provision of residential co-occurring treatment services for clients with mental health and/or co-occurring disorders, updating contract language, revising reimbursement criteria for treatment services to include only those participants not eligible for Drug Medi-Cal, and decreasing the total contract amount by $697,680, from $3,723,000 to $3,025,320, with no change to the total contract period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022.
(Presenter: Veronica Kelley, Director, 388-0801)
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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 decreased amount of $697,680 for residential treatment services will be returned to Mental Health Services Act, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Assembly Bill 109 Public Safety Realignment funding budgets. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2020-21 budget and will be included in the 2021-22 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
As the Mental Health Plan for the County, DBH is required to provide an array of behavioral health services. DBH utilizes a network of providers in the most cost-effective manner possible for these services. Social Science Services, Inc. dba Cedar House Life Change Center (Cedar House) provi...
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