DATE: August 6, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Termination of Master Agreement for Medi-Cal Health Enrollment Navigators
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services' (DSS) previously submitted 30-day written notice to contracted Community Based Organizations within Master Agreement No. A-23-509 terminating the Agreement effective June 30, 2024, pursuant to the Non-Allocation of Funds provision of the Agreement, as required by the May 29, 2024, Termination Notice issued by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS); and
2. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, and/or designee, subject to approval by County Counsel as to legal form, to execute any documents or certifications necessary to affect the termination of Agreement No. A-23-509.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with approval of the recommended actions, which will allow for the termination of the Medi-Cal Health Enrollment Navigators Project (SB 154) Master Agreement pursuant to the Non-Allocation of Funding provisions of the Agreement. On May 29, 2024, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issued a termination notice notifying the Department that DHCS is terminating the associated allocation agreement effective June 30, 2024, resulting from the Governor's projected FY 2024-25 deficit. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Per the "Stop Work Notice" issued by DHCS on May 21, 2024, and the formal termination notice issued on May 29, 2024, all work efforts for the Medi-Cal Health Enrollment Navigators Project are to cease June 30, 2024. If the recommended action is not approved, contracted Community Base Organizations (CBO) will continue work efforts without sufficient funding from DHCS to reimburse the Department for services provided.
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