§ 4502. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF ADULT RESIDENTIAL FACILITY.

(a) As of the effective date of this Article 45, and until March 31, 2020, DPH shall operate 28 of the beds at the ARF located at 887 Potrero Avenue as emergency shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness.

(b) By no later than April 1, 2020, and from that date forward, DPH shall maintain and operate at full capacity a licensed adult residential facility with no fewer than 41 beds, and shall take all steps necessary to ensure that all ARF beds at that facility are occupied by persons who meet the eligibility criteria for residence in an adult residential facility set forth in State law and in the facility’s license.

(c) To ensure compliance with the deadlines established in subsections (a) and (b), DPH shall take immediate action to:

(1) Notify CCL of its intent to operate 41 ARF beds, and take all steps necessary to ensure licensure of all 41 ARF beds;

(2) Identify clinically appropriate alternative placements for five ARF residents, and work with those residents to facilitate their voluntary relocation. Residents who are offered clinically appropriate alternative placements shall be given the opportunity to discuss their options with the ombudsman program before being transferred;

(3) Hire a sufficient number of qualified City staff to operate the 41 ARF beds; and

(4) Identify residents who qualify for placement in any available ARF beds on or after April 1, 2020.

(d) Staff from the Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) shall assist DPH to immediately, and with urgency, hire qualified City staff.

(e) DPH shall provide training to all DPH staff who work at DPH’s Behavioral Health Center located at 887 Potrero Ave on the following topics: trauma-informed care, patient safety, evidence-based de-escalation techniques, medication management, risk management, and first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). These trainings shall be provided by subject matter experts who do not work at the Behavioral Health Center.

(f) DPH shall conduct an objective analysis and review of the Behavioral Health Center.

(Added by Ord. , File No. 190928, App. 11/15/2019, Eff. 12/16/2019; amended by Ord. , File No. 191102, App. 12/20/2019, Eff. 1/20/2020)