Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Stephen Kaplan, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Memorandum of Understanding with San Mateo County Sheriff's Office for Acute Stabilization Unit in Maguire Correctional Facility
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution designating Maguire Correctional Facility (Maguire) as a facility designated by the County for evaluation and treatment under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150 et seq. and simultaneously authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding detailing the 5150 process and procedures with the provider for the term November 13, 2018 through November 12, 2019.
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BACKGROUND:
In the past, the County of San Mateo contracted with the County of Santa Clara for the use of acute psychiatric inpatient beds within their correctional facility to place and treat San Mateo County Jail inmates experiencing mental illness. However, the County of Santa Clara terminated the agreement in 2017.
On September 9, 2017, Correctional Health Services (CHS) released a request for proposals for acute psychiatric inpatient bed services within a correctional facility. Liberty Healthcare (Liberty) was selected as the provider for these services and has been working towards a County designation. A Designation Review Team (DRT), comprised of the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) Medical Director, BHRS Assistant Director, BHRS Quality Manager, BHRS Office of Consumer and Family Affairs Director, and the Office of Patient Rights Advocates, was established to work with CHS and Liberty to train staff and create policies in preparation for the designation. The DRT has been working with staff to establish the terms of the designation represented in the MOU, identifying training and certification requirements necessary to: comprehend County involuntary hold policies and wr...
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