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Approve a $1,394,664 Appropriation Transfer Request for Behavioral Health Services to increase appropriations and revenue for the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System due to increased utilization of the program (4/5 vote required); and Approve a $1,354,969 Appropriation Transfer Request for Capital Projects Management from Social Services to increase appropriations and revenue for one-time capital improvements to relocate staff from the Executive Court campus to a new location (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a $1,394,664 Appropriation Transfer Request for Behavioral Health Services to increase appropriations and revenue for the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System due to increased utilization of the program (4/5 vote required); and
2. Approve a $1,354,969 Appropriation Transfer Request for Capital Projects Management from Social Services to increase appropriations and revenue for one-time capital improvements to relocate staff from the Executive Court campus to a new location (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
This item contains two Appropriation Transfer Requests (ATR) to ensure expenditures and funding sources are appropriately classified to close out FY2025/26.
The first ATR is related to Medi-Cal beneficiaries with substance abuse issues who currently receive services under the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) administered by the Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC). The County reimburses PHC based on a per utilizer per month rate. Due to an increase in the number of clients receiving at least one service per month, program costs have exceeded current budgeted appropriations, and additional federal revenue will be utilized to cover the costs.
The second ATR is related to Health and ...
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