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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Behavioral Health Division, recommending the Board approve, in concept, exploration by HHSA to establish a Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in the County of El Dorado. (Est Time: 10 Min.)
FUNDING: MHSA; Medi-Cal; Behavioral Health Realignment.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION:
The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is recommending the Board approve, in concept, HHSA to explore options related to establishing a Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) located in the County of El Dorado. HHSA would thereafter return to the Board to report the outcome of this research.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
HHSA has contracted with multiple vendors for several years to ensure availability of services in mental health rehabilitation center(s). A mental health rehabilitation center means a 24-hour program, licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services, which provides intensive support and rehabilitation services designed to assist persons, 18 years or older, with mental disorders who would have been placed in a state hospital or another mental health facility to develop the skills to become self-sufficient and capable of increasing levels of independent functioning (Title 9, California Code of Regulations [CCR] Subchapter 3.5, Section 782.34).
Current contracts include:
1) California Psychiatric Transitions, ninety-eight (98) beds located in Delhi, CA, for the term April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2018, with a maximum obligation of $1,500,000. During the term of this Agreement, HHSA has admitted 11 clients, for 2,789 bed days, with a total cost of $1,210,500.
2) Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., three hundred thirty-seven (337) beds located in various facilities throughout California, for the term July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019, with a maximum obligation of $3,000,000. During the term of this Agreement, HHSA has admitted 20 clients, for 3,288 bed days, with a total cost of $751,185.
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