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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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Wasatch Behavioral Health Authority Board Meeting Minutes September 26, 2023

Notice Tags

Mental Health, Substance Abuse

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

September 26, 2023 09:00 AM

Event End Date & Time

September 26, 2023 09:33 AM

Event Deadline Date & Time

09/26/23 09:33 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 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 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 84601 GOVERNING AUTHORITY Commissioner Thomas Sakievich (Chair) BOARD: Commissioner Amelia Powers Gardner WASATCH BEHAVIORAL Juergen Korbanka, Executive Director HEALTH STAFF: Doran Williams, Associate Director Doralia Serrano, Chief Financial Officer Randy Huntington, Division Director Scott Taylor, Division Director Brian Butler, Division Director Bret Linton, Division Director Jennie Reese, Authority Board Secretary ALSO PRESENT: Zachary Zundel, Deputy County Attorney Note: At the beginning of the meeting Commissioner Sakievich suspended the rules as he and Commissioner Powers Gardner were the only two commissioners present. CONSENT AGENDA Approve the Minutes of the August 22, 2023, Governing Authority Board Meeting. The minutes were approved upon consent. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Approve and authorize the signing of an agreement with Bridled Mind LLC. MOTION: Motion to approve regular agenda item #1 was made by Commissioner Powers Gardner and seconded by Commissioner Sakievich. The motion passed 2-0. 2. Approve and authorize the signing of an agreement with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to provide behavioral health treatment to unfunded or underfunded clients. MOTION: Motion to approve regular agenda item #2 was made by Commissioner Powers Gardner and seconded by Commissioner Sakievich. The motion passed 2-0. 3. Approve the Financial Report for July 2023. a. Doralia explained that the $2.6 million decrease in accounts receivable is related to the collections from last fiscal year. We also had a loss of $311,000 which is related to contracts that are beginning to be approved. Once we start collecting on those we expect to see that amount balance out. MOTION: Motion to approve regular agenda item #3 was made by Commissioner Powers Gardner and seconded by Commissioner Sakievich. The motion passed 2-0. 4. Approve the Expenditure Report for July 2023. MOTION: Motion to approve regular agenda item #4 was made by Commissioner Powers Gardner and seconded by Commissioner Sakievich. The motion passed 2-0. 5. Director's Briefing/ QUAPI Report. a. General Agency: Juergen gave an update on the facility-related projects that have been going on. Construction at the Payson building will be completed soon, which will free up time for the architects to work on the JK Building. We anticipate getting bids on that project soon. We are working on leasing a suite in Eagle Mountain, and have an active LOI in on that now. Juergen explained that he is a member of the Mental Health Corporation of America (MHCA). He and 3 other CEOs in the country meet at each other's centers every 4-5 months to provide peer consultation on topics of interest that the hosting CEO identifies. We recently had the consultation members visit WBH, where we looked at applying for a grant to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC). If awarded, we would receive $1m each year, for 4 years, which would enable us to enhance our services. We are quite excited about this and will explore what it will take for us to apply and put together a grant-writing team in the next couple of months. b. Crisis and Intensive Services Division: Scott highlighted the New Vista program, which is an all-day day treatment program that serves traumatized youth. The Program Manager, Justin Yearsley, reports each month on how much each employee in the department brings to the program. (Attachment 1) The report shows each clinician's service delivery expectation, along with their billable hours each month. This data helps the employees know how much they are bringing to the table and shows them that the work they do is important. Scott compared New Vista's budget outcomes since Justin began working there in 2017 to now. When he started, the program was running in a deficit, whereas now the loss is minimized significantly. He has done a great job at paying attention to details and making sure the employees are recording and billing the services they provide. c. Corporate Compliance Division: Bret is excited to report that we are launching the new Help Ticket 2.0 program today. WBH has had substantial growth, which has created challenges in keeping the administrative processes going in an efficient fashion. This program centralizes any tech support, administrative, or clinical issues that employees may need help with. We hope that having this program in place will make it easier to train staff in less time, which will make us more efficient in general. We already have employees submitting requests to add more processes to the Help Ticket. d. Clinical and Community Services Division: Brian reported that in the past legislative session, they appropriated $980,000 for expanding Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams. In our agency, we call it the Bridge Team, which currently serves 60 clients. The model is considered 'a hospital without walls', so instead of the client going to the clinic, the clinic goes to the clients in their homes. The services include psychiatry, medication administration, case management, and therapy. The team wraps services around the client to keep them stable in the community and out of the hospital. Clients served by the team are usually the highest utilizers of emergent care and are often resistant to following up with treatment. The State allocated for two awards, which we applied for and were awarded the funds for both. This is one-time money that will enable us to increase the number the Bridge Team serves to 100 clients. We are in the process of hiring additional positions, bringing us to a full-fidelity ACT model that will serve more of the chronic mentally ill adults. Juergen added that research suggests that once there are 75 Medicaid-funded clients, the program should carry itself in the future, without any losses, with this seed money. Additionally, Brian reported that we were awarded a grant to extend the Health Integration Project with Mountainlands. They are currently partnering with us in the Payson build-out, which will include a pharmacy, dental clinic, as well as primary care. This is another step forward in integrating behavioral health and physical health care. e. Substance Use Disorder Division: Randy announced that October is Suicide Prevention Month, and highlighted what WBH is doing to bring awareness to it. He showed a couple of video clips that the statewide Suicide Prevention Coalition created for what is called the 'Live On' campaign. The campaign includes a tutorial on Instagram on how to help those affected by suicide. He told of an individual who had been suicidal since their teenage years and received help for depression in adulthood. She couldn't believe that she was so far in the dark that she wanted to end her life. Part of the message is, that treatment works. With the campaign, they have been working on getting a license plate and just achieved that last week! Commissioner Powers Gardner added that the County Commissioners passed a resolution declaring September Suicide Awareness Month in Utah County. She also participated in several news interviews encouraging people to seek help and asked other lawmakers to pass resolutions to bring awareness to the cause. MOTION: Motion to strike regular agenda items #6- 9 was made by Commissioner Powers Gardner and seconded by Commissioner Sakievich. The motion passed 2-0. 6. 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). 7. 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). 8. 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). 9. 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 Jennie Reese at the phone number (801) 852-4704 or via email at jreese@wasatch.org at least one day prior to the meeting. No public comment. MOTION: Motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:33 a.m. was made by Commissioner Powers Gardner and seconded by Commissioner Sakievich. The motion passed 2-0.

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Jennie Reese at the phone number (801) 852-4704 or via email at jreese@wasatch.org.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

750 North Freedom Blvd
Suite 300
Provo, UT 84601
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Jennie Reese

Contact Email

jreese@wasatch.org

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

October 27, 2023 01:05 PM

Notice Last Edited On

October 27, 2023 01:05 PM

Deadline Date

September 26, 2023 09:33 AM

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