This resolution allows the Director of Health to sign an agreement to ensure San Francisco can access mental health treatment and manage funding for it, covering a period from October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, with a budget limit of $10 million. It also permits the Director of Public Health to make necessary adjustments to the agreement without increasing the city's financial obligations.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Director of Health to sign a California Department of State Hospitals and California Mental Health Services Authority Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate access to mental health treatment and facilitate the transfer of funds to cover San Francisco's obligation to pay for mental health treatment at the California Department of State Hospitals, for a term of one year and nine months, from October 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025, as required by Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 4330 and 4331, and for a total not to exceed amount of $10,000,000; and to authorize the Director of Public Health to enter into any amendments or modifications to the Memorandum of Understanding that the Department determines, in consultation with the City Attorney, that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement or this Resolution.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the need for San Francisco to formalize its financial obligations for mental health treatment at state hospitals, as mandated by California law.
The California Department of State Hospitals began providing services to San Francisco residents under an informal understanding, despite the absence of a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
The parties reached an agreement on the terms of the MOU, which outlines the reimbursement obligations for the use of state hospital beds as required by California Welfare and Institutions Code.
The Department of Public Health submitted a proposed resolution to the Board of Supervisors for retroactive approval of the MOU with the California Department of State Hospitals and California Mental Health Services Authority.
A substitute resolution was introduced to the Board of Supervisors to formalize the MOU, reflecting the finalized terms and conditions.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee recommended the resolution for approval, facilitating the next steps for the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution, retroactively authorizing the Director of Health to sign the MOU for mental health treatment funding.
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