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Board approves two‑year health‑services agreement with California Forensic Medical Group
Summary
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a two‑year agreement with California Forensic Medical Group to provide medical and behavioral‑health services in county jails and the Juvenile Justice Center, folding in a jail‑based competency treatment program and adding clinical staffing and performance obligations.
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted April 1 to approve a two‑year agreement (with up to three one‑year extensions) with California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG) to provide health care services at county sheriff and probation custodial facilities.
County staff said the negotiated agreement incorporates contractual changes required by the county’s remedial plan, CalAIM changes to Medi‑Cal reimbursement for in‑custody care, and a jail‑based competency treatment (JBCT) program that previously operated under a different provider. The contract includes specific service‑level agreements (SLAs), compliance thresholds and liquidated damages for failure to meet some clinical monitoring and reporting…
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