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Behavioral‑health update: Prop 1 planning, Epic migration, care coordination and bed‑need estimates
Summary
DPH presented a behavioral‑health briefing covering Proposition 1 implementation planning, the May Epic EHR migration for behavioral health, the Office of Coordinated Care’s referral tracking, and estimates that San Francisco has about 2,500 residential care beds but needs additional specialized beds, including locked subacute and elderly behavioral‑complex placements.
San Francisco Department of Public Health staff presented a multi‑part behavioral‑health update to the Health Commission covering state policy changes, a major electronic health‑record migration, new care‑coordination infrastructure and estimated residential‑care bed shortfalls.
Dr. Conners told commissioners that Proposition 1 (approved by California voters in March) revises and renames the Mental Health Services Act to the Behavioral Health Services Act, changes allowable allocations and includes a $6.4 billion statewide bond. She said counties have time to align local allocations and that state guidance on allowable categories remains forthcoming; the new allocation framework does not need to be in effect until July 2026.
Conners reviewed the BHS…
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