DATE: June 18, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Approve and Accept California Department of Public Health's Approval of the Budget Revision for the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and Black Infant Health Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Authorize the Chairman to approve and accept California Department of Public Health's approval of the budget revision for the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and Black Infant Health programs, with no change to the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 and increasing the maximum allocation by $169,200 to a total of $9,968,174.
REPORT
There are no additional Net County Costs associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will provide the Department of Public Health (Department) with additional funding from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) and Black Infant Health (BIH) programs. The budget revision increases the funding to support additional operational and subcontract costs. The programs provide outreach, home visitation, health education, and linkage to community resources for pregnant and parenting women and their families. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the budget revision will not be accepted, and the Department would have to leverage additional Health Realignment dollars for the additional operational and subcontract costs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. CDPH previously approved a non-competitive allocation ($4,923,990) to the County for the MCAH and BIH programs. The approved budget revision increases MCAH Federal Financial Participation (FFP) Title XIX by $27,950 and BIH State General Fund (SGF) by $141,250, to a total of $169,200. MCAH uses local...
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