TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Behavioral Health
MEETING DATE: August 31, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
472-2341
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Joy Beeler
PHONE:
472-2833
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 mins
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Presentation to the Board of Supervisors from Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to Allocate and Approve Funding in an amount up to Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($550,000) for Mental Health Transportation and Alternate Site COVID-19 Pandemic Support Services
(Sponsor: Behavioral Health)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Accept presentation, allocate and approve funding for Behavioral Health and Recovery Services in an amount up to Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($550,000) for Mental Health Transportation and Alternate Site COVID-19 Pandemic Support Services.
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.PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Due to COVID-19 pandemic surge, the impacts on our emergency rooms are substantial. In an effort to reduce impacts on our local emergency rooms, the County received a request to provide County support for transporting clients to a psychiatric hospital and housing clients awaiting for a bed in a psychiatric hospital. On August 16, 2021, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, working with our subcontractor Redwood Community Crisis Services, started transporting individual's when Medstar is unable to transport. On August 23, 2021, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services opened an alternate site to house individuals who are waiting for a bed at a psychiatric hospital.
Insurance companies do not reimburse these additional services. In an effort to support our community and local hospitals, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services has responded and implemented services to support our hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic response. Funding in the amount of up to Five Hundred Fift...
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