Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Christina Corpus, Sheriff, Sheriff's Office
Louise F. Rogers, Chief, County Health
Michael del Rosario, Director, Correctional Health Services, County Health
Subject: Agreement between County of San Mateo Sherriff's Office, Correctional Health Services, and Liberty Healthcare Corporation for Early Access and Stabilization Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Ratifying and approving an agreement between the County of San Mateo Sheriff's Office, Correctional Health Services, and Liberty Healthcare for Early Access and Stabilization Services for the term of October 23, 2023, through October 22, 2026; and
B) Approving an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) increasing Unanticipated Revenue and Services and Supplies in the Correctional Health Budget Unit (6300B) in the amount of $120,000, and the increasing Unanticipated Revenue and Salaries and Benefits in the Sheriff's Office Budget Unit (3000B) in the amount of $199,992.
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BACKGROUND:
The California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) is responsible for returning individuals to competency after such individuals have been charged with a felony and determined to be incompetent to stand trial (IST). DSH currently has a 2,000-bed waitlist for competency restoration. DSH founded the Early Access and Stabilization Services (EASS) program to facilitate treatment of seriously mentally ill incarcerated persons at the earliest possible point in their incarceration. Following a competitive procurement process, DSH contracted with Liberty Healthcare Corporation (Liberty Healthcare) to be the EASS program provider in this region. EASS treats individuals found IST on felony charges who are awaiting admission to a DSH facility. The goal of the EASS program is to restore to competency many of these individuals while incarcerated, as well as move them through the system and out of...
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