Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Scott Gilman, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Amendment to the Performance Agreement with the State Department of Health Care Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Chief of San Mateo County Health to execute an amendment to the performance agreement with the State Department of Health Care Services, integrating the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant into the existing Behavioral Health and Recovery Services County Performance Contract, extending the term of Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant through June 30, 2021, with no change to the maximum amount.
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BACKGROUND:
On November 12, 2019, your Board approved an agreement authorizing the Chief of San Mateo County Health to execute a performance agreement with the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), for mental health services, for the term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021.
In previous years, DHCS administered Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) funding through three-year contracts with each county. Because the county allocation amounts are based on the fluctuating SABG award amounts issued annually by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, annual adjustments to county allocations required a new SABG contract amendment in each year of the three-year cycle. Additional amendments were required for any shift or modification of funding to cover unique circumstances. In some cases, counties and DHCS have had to draft and execute multiple contract amendments per year in order to maintain the grant funding stream and cover expenses. This process is cumbersome and often results in lengthy funding delays.
The County Performance Contract (CPC) is required per Welfare and Institutions Code sectio...
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