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: Revised 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 designation of Maguire Correctional Facility as a facility designated by the County for evaluation and treatment under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150 et seq. and simultaneously authorizing a revised Memorandum of Understanding detailing the 5150 process and procedures with the provider for the term beginning November 13, 2018 through November 12, 2019, with an annual automatic renewal for a one-year term upon review by Behavior Health and Recovery Services Designated Review Team.
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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 for the placement and treatment of San Mateo County Jail inmates experiencing mental illness. When that agreement was terminated by the County of Santa Clara, San Mateo County undertook a few approaches to support the acute mental health needs of inmates, with varying success, for a few years. Liberty Healthcare Corporation was selected through an RFP process and began their contract with Correctional Health Services in May 2018 to operate the Acute Services Unit (ASU) embedded at the County's Maguire Correctional Facility. In December 2018, your Board approved Maguire as a facility designated by the County for evaluation and treatment under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150 et seq., and simultaneously authorized and approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) and Maguire detailing the 5150 process and procedures w...
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