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Government Type

Special Service District

Entity

Wasatch Behavioral Health Services Special Service District

Public Body

Wasatch Mental Health Services Special Service District Board

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Notice Title

Wasatch Behavioral Health Authority Board Minutes for May 2021

Notice Tags

Mental Health, Mental Health Professional

Notice Type(s)

Notice, Meeting, Hearing

Event Start Date & Time

May 26, 2021 09:00 AM

Event End Date & Time

May 26, 2021 11:00 AM

Event Deadline Date & Time

05/24/21 01:00 AM

Description/Agenda

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE WASATCH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT WILL HOLD A REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MAY 26, 2021 AT 9:00 A.M. AS AN ELECTRONIC MEETING WITH THE ANCHOR LOCATION FOR SAID MEETING TO BE IN THE BOARD ROOM OF THE Wasatch Behavioral Health Westpark Building 750 North Freedom Blvd. Provo, Utah GOVERNING AUTHORITY Commissioner Bill Lee (Chair) BOARD: Commissioner Tom Sakievich Commissioner Amelia Powers Gardner WASATCH BEHAVIORAL Juergen Korbanka, Executive Director HEALTH STAFF: Todd Phillips, Financial Director Doran Williams, Care Management Director Scott Taylor, Division Director Brian Butler, Division Director Joe McKea, HR Director Marilyn Sanders, Authority Board Secretary ALSO PRESENT: Ben VanNoy, County Deputy Attorney Commissioner Lee suspended the rules as there are two commissioners present. CONSENT AGENDA Approve the Minutes of the April 28, 2021 Governing Authority Board Meeting The minutes were approved upon consent. PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing for the FY 2022 Budget for Wasatch Behavioral Health Special Service District MOTION: Motion to open the Public Hearing for the FY 2022 Budget for Wasatch Behavioral Health Special Service District was made by Commissioner Sakievich and seconded by Commissioner Lee. Commissioner Powers Gardner joined us at 9:02am. Todd explained that we had received proposed FY2022 Medicaid rates. He received an email from the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health asking if we could use additional funding of $100,000 for unfunded clients and possible extension of time related to FY2021 receiving center funding. We are now waiting for the details and additional information of this. Todd went over the Forecaster budget tool and how it is used to project personnel costs. MOTION: Motion to close the Public Hearing for the FY 2022 Budget for Wasatch Behavioral Health Special Service District at 9:30am was made by Commissioner Sakievich and seconded by Commissioner Powers Gardner. Motion passed 3-0. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Set Public Hearing to Discuss Amendments and/or Increases in the Various Budgetary Funds of the Wasatch Behavioral Health Special Service District Fiscal Year 2021 Budget (Suggested Date: June 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at the Wasatch Behavioral Health Westpark Building, 750 North 200 West, Suite 300, Provo, Utah) MOTION: Motion to set the public hearing as discussed in regular agenda item #1 was made by Commissioner Sakievich and seconded by Commissioner Powers Gardner. Motion passed 3-0. 2. Approve Agreement with Utah Behavior Services a. This is a new contract standard outside contractor that will see some of our Medicaid clients for us. Ben reviewed this. 3. Approve Agreement with Utah Department of Health - Medicaid a. This is a renewal contract. This contract is updated every five years which includes the new Medicaid rates that that Todd discussed. MOTION: Motion to approve regular agenda items #2 & #3 was made by Commissioner Sakievich and seconded by Commissioner Powers Gardner. Motion passed 3-0. 4. Director's Report a. Briefing/ QUAPI Report i. Executive Director's Report: Each member of this meeting went around the room to introduce themselves to Commissioner Powers Gardner. Juergen explained the organization and significance of this briefing report and reviewed the purpose of the service delivery expectation. Last week, Juergen presented at the legislature on behalf of UBHC to go over the changes with thecarve out and ACOs as related to the Consolidation Plans of the state.. He explained the concerns and the importance of these changes. On a different note, Juergen passed out the flier for the GIANT Steps preschool graduation at the end of June. ii. Community & Clinical Services Division by Scott: Scott distributed a hand out for the statistics of the new receiving center that opened in February. The receiving center is a 24/7 facility that takes in adults that are in crisis. The goal is to give them a place to go so they don't have to go to the ER and to avoid being detained by police. In the receiving center, they will be able to meet a therapist, and overall help calm them down and figure out the next steps. In February we had 39 admissions, in March, we had 81, and in April, we had 87 admissions. This shows that we are diverting many from the ER. In addition, this receiving center has provided another great option for our MCOT Team when needed. When MCOT is dispatched, the overall goal is to keep that person at home because that is their 'space', however if we do need to get them into another facility this allows us to have the option of using the stabilization unit or a the receiving center as opposed to the ER. Depending on the situation, various people can transport these clients such as a WBH case manager, their family member, or law enforcement if needed. Scott read a story detailing the interactions with the MCOT team. Regardless of whether or not the MCOT team or law enforcement is there first, law enforcement remains the lead decision maker, however it really is a coordinating effort. Many times, law enforcement will allow the MCOT team to go into the home first and will remain outside as backup if needed. It was asked how a regular person can utilize the MCOT team. If someone is in crisis and they call either the police or the statewide crisis number, then it will route to us. They described that many crisis calls can be resolved through the telephone as well. iii. Crisis & Intensive Services Division by Brian: We are not quite back up to pre-covid levels, but are working at getting our levels to where they used to be. We have clinicians in various schools throughout Utah County. The funding for this is provided by the schools because they were appropriated funds specifically for increase mental health services. In addition, we also have early intervention monies and if the child has Medicaid we can use that too. So far we are in 4 charter schools and over 100 schools total. In addition to the access for kids, we are wanting to increase access to clients overall. In our clinics, we are working on finding solutions to decreasing wait times for 2nd appointments. For example, if a client has an initial appointment, we want their next appointment to be within 10 days instead of 4 weeks if they need it. We are also trying to better utilize staff time so if a client cancels an appointment then we can fill it with an immediate need if one is there. iv. Substance Use Disorder Division by Randy: Randy was not present at this meeting. 5. Review and Acceptance of Financial Report for March, 2021 a. The cash balance increased by $3 million as the Medicaid premium payment for April was received in March. The total accounts receivable increased by $83K. Other current assets decreased by $47K. The current liabilities decreased by $258K. The total revenues for the month of March are $5.30 million or 10.9% more than budgeted. The personnel costs are $1.28 million or 3.21% under budget. Other current expenses are $247 k or 2.6% under budget. There was a net loss shown in March primarily due to three factors - increase of $124k in inpatient costs compared to February, additional 3 business days or approximately $450k in personnel expense compared to February and $134k in expenses for an SUD provider that occurred in previous months but were just recently billed. Net income for the year is $5.53 million. 6. Review and Acceptance of Expenditure Report for March, 2021 MOTION: Motion to approve and accept the reports as stated in regular agenda items #5- #6 was made by Commissioner Sakievich and seconded by Commissioner Powers Gardner. The motion passed 3-0. MOTION: Motion to strike agenda items #7 -10 was made by Commissioner Sakievich and seconded by Commissioner Powers Gardner. The motion passed 3-0. 7. Approve and Set a Date, Time and Location for a Closed Meeting to Discuss the Character, Professional Competence, or Physical or Mental Health of an Individual or Individuals (Suggested for today's date, at this location, following the completion of the regular agenda and work session agenda items) (Announce the vote of each Commissioner) 8. Approve and Set a Date, Time and Location for a Closed Meeting for a Strategy Session to Discuss Pending or Reasonably Imminent Litigation (Suggested for today's date, at this location, following the completion of the regular agenda and work session agenda items) (Announce the vote of each Commissioner) 9. Approve and Set a Date, Time and Location for a Closed Meeting for a Strategy Session to Discuss the Purchase, Exchange, or Lease of Real Property, Water Rights, or Water Shares (Suggested for today's date, at this location, following the completion of the regular agenda and work session agenda items) (Announce the vote of each Commissioner) 10. Approve and Set a Date, Time and Location for a Closed Meeting for a Strategy Session to Discuss the Sale of Real Property, Water Rights, or Water Shares, Previously Publicly Noticed for Sale (Suggested for today's date, at this location, following the completion of the regular agenda and work session agenda items) (Announce the vote of each Commissioner) WORK SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT In Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Marilyn Sanders at (801) 852-4704 at least one day prior to the meeting. There was no public comment. MOTION: Motion to adjourn the Authority Board Meeting at 9:59am was made by Commissioner Sakievich and seconded by Commissioner Powers Gardner. The motion passed 3-0.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

750 N. Freedom Blvd.
Suite 300
Provo, UT 84601
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Contact Name

Jennie Reese

Contact Email

jreese@wasatch.org

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

May 28, 2021 10:57 AM

Notice Last Edited On

May 28, 2021 10:57 AM

Deadline Date

May 24, 2021 01:00 AM

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