To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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County Medical Services Program Healthcare Infrastructure Development Matching Grant Application
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health to submit an application to the County Medical Services Program for Healthcare Infrastructure Development Matching Grant funding to support building a Behavioral Health Crisis Triage Center in Humboldt County;
2. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to sign, the attached Letter of Commitment required to apply for County Medical Services Program Healthcare Infrastructure Development Matching Grant funding; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health with one (1) fully executed original copy of the attached Letter of Commitment for submission to the County Medical Services Program.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund; County Medical Services Program; American Rescue Plan Act; California Department of Health Care Services
DISCUSSION:
On January 24, 2023, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors ("Board") authorized the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health ("DHHS - Behavioral Health") to submit a joint application with Mad River Community Hospital to the California Department of Health Care Services ("DHCS") for Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program, Round 5: Crisis and Behavioral Health Continuum funding in order to build a Behavioral Health Crisis Triage Center in Humboldt County. The Board authorized the commitment of up to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) in County of Humboldt funding to meet the matching funds required by the DHCS Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program grant and authorized the County Administrative Officer to sign a grant match ...
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