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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a report on options on the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Services (Laura's Law), as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report with further analysis of options and feasibility of implementing Assisted Outpatient Treatment for the parameters set forth in the Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 5345-5349.5 (AB 1421/Laura's Law);
b) Provide staff with conceptual direction about one of the following options, or provide other direction, subject to annual appropriations, and direct staff to return at a later date, as follows:
Option 1:
Targeted service expansion: Expand targeted services to address the needs of individuals who are High Users of Multiple Systems (HUMS), including those who would potentially benefit from AB 1421; adding 15 Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) slots, 45 or more intensive outreach/case management, 20 or more beds safe and stable housing; No adoption of AB 1421/ Requested General Fund Cost annually $700,000.00 and a total program cost of $850,000.00 with estimated Medi-Cal revenue; or
Option 2:
Robust service expansion: Broad service expansion to address the needs of high risk or hard to reach HUMS clients: System Expansion; adding 30 ACT slots, 90 or more regional intensive outreach/case management, 40 or more beds safe and stable housing; No adoption of AB 1421/Requested General Fund Cost annually $1,375,000.00 and a total program cost $1,675,000.00 with estimated Medi-Cal revenue; or
Option 3:
AB1421 Pilot Project Implementation: Adoption of AB1421/Requested General Fund Cost annually $606,888.00 and a total program cost of $755,496.00 with estimated Medi-Cal revenue (estimate about 10 persons served); or
Option 4:
Full AB 1421 implementation: Adoption of AB1421; Requested General Fund Cost annually $2,047,692.00 and a total program cost $2,384,387.00 with estimated Medi-Cal revenue (estimate about 75 persons evaluated and 38 served); or
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