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County behavioral health to become managed mental health plan; summer program continues, horses program pulled
Summary
Sierra County will become a managed care mental health plan through a DHCS agreement that allows county mental health services to draw down medical dollars; the county reported a successful summer youth program and postponed a youth 'horses and humans' activity due to liability and release-form concerns.
Sierra County staff told the Board of Supervisors that the county has finalized a mental health plan agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services and will become a managed care mental health plan, a change officials said will allow the county to draw down medical dollars for hospitalizations, residential treatment and other direct services.
"We will become the managed care mental…
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