Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bills 484, 319 and 238 into law in October 2015 addressing the issue of psychotropic medication use among children. The Public Health Nurses hired through Measure A will play an important role in relation to these bills, as they will have better access to the medical records of foster youth, as well as a greater role in monitoring use of psychotropic medication among foster youth.
Important note: The following recommendation was approved by Board of Supervisors during the
Hearings on June 24, 2015:
Measure A funding ($524,943) and federal and state funding ($282,662) are added to increase the capacity of the Public Health Nurse (PHN) program by adding appropriation for three additional PHNs and an additional 0.5 FTE Senior PHN. These PHNs will provide expertise to proactively identify possible health issues and to obtain medical records for the youth in Children and Family Services’ care. The PHNs will be hired by Family Health but will be stationed in HSA regional offices.
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Total Requirements |
Total Sources |
Net County Cost |
Positions |
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807,605 |
807,605 |
0 |
0 |