(a) The Implementation Working Group shall have the power and duty to advise the Mental Health Board or any successor agency, the Health Commission, the Department of Public Health, the Mayor, and the Board of Supervisors, and may advise the San Francisco Health Authority, on the design, outcomes, and effectiveness of Mental Health SF, established by Section 15.104 of the Administrative Code. The Implementation Working Group shall evaluate the effectiveness of Mental Health SF in meeting the behavioral health and housing needs of eligible participants, by reviewing program data, and shall review and assess the Implementation Plan that is required to be submitted to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors under subsection (h)(3) of Section 15.104 of the Administrative Code.
(b) The Implementation Working Group shall work with the Controller and the Department of Human Resources to conduct a staffing analysis of both City and nonprofit mental health services providers to determine whether there are staffing shortages that impact the providers’ ability to provide effective and timely mental health services. If the staffing analysis concludes that there are staffing shortages that impact timely and effective service delivery, the staffing analysis shall also include recommendations regarding appropriate salary ranges that should be established, and other working conditions that should be changed, to attract and retain qualified staff for the positions where there are staffing shortages.
(c) By no later than October 1, 2020, and every year thereafter, the Implementation Working Group shall submit to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and the Director of Health a written report on its progress.
(d) By no later than June 1, 2021, the Implementation Working Group shall submit to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and the Director of Health its final recommendations concerning the design of Mental Health SF, and any steps that may be required to ensure its successful implementation.
(e) Within six months of the effective date of this Article XLIV, the Implementation Working Group shall submit to the Mayor, the Board of Supervisors, and the Director of Health the staffing analysis required by subsection (b).
(f) In the event that the actual or projected annual cost of implementing Mental Health SF exceeds $150 million, as annually adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (the “Cost Cap”), the Implementation Working Group shall submit to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and the Director of Health recommendations for how to reduce the scope of services provided by Mental Health SF in order to reduce annual costs so that they do not exceed the Cost Cap.
