To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Christian Agricola Regarding the Provision of Psychiatric Services within the Humboldt County Correctional Facility and Other Behavioral Health Facilities Located Throughout Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with Christian Agricola regarding the provision of psychiatric services at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility, and other behavioral health facilities located throughout Humboldt County, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached professional services agreement with Christian Agricola, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with Christian Agricola to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund (1170)
DISCUSSION:
Despite the County of Humboldt's ongoing recruitment efforts, the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health (DHHS - Behavioral Health) continues to experience difficulties in recruiting and retaining qualified psychiatrists to provide mandated behavioral health treatment services. Due to the shortage of available psychiatrists and other behavioral health treatment providers, the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Health Resources and Services Administration defines Humboldt County as a federally designated Mental Health Care Health Professional Shortage ...
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