DATE: April 3, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreement with California Department of Public Health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with California Department of Public Health, including two required certifications, for the Black Infant Health program, effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 ($769,843)
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will provide the Department of Public Health with an additional year of California Department of Public Health (CDPH) funding for the Black Infant Health (BIH) program. BIH uses State General Fund to draw down Federal Financial Participation (FFP) Federal Title XIX funds. The funding will support salary and benefits, operational, indirect, and subcontract costs to execute the required services. The program provides outreach, group interventions, case management, health education, and linkage to community resources to County pregnant and parenting African-American women and their families, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would not be able to accept these program specific CDPH funds, resulting in a staff and program reduction.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended revenue agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2017. The agreement was received from CDPH on December 4, 2017. The time required to prepare, review, and confirm with CDPH the required documents related to the recommended agreement did not allow presentation to your Board at an earlier date.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The non-competitive allocation ($769,843) from CDPH to the County for the BIH program includes funding from:
* FFP (Federal Title XIX) ...
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