DATE: November 16, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreements with California Department of Public Health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve California Department of Public Health's letter constituting a binding agreement and retroactively accept award funding for the California Home Visiting Program, effective October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023, total not to exceed $1,932,468.
2. Approve California Department of Public Health's letter constituting a binding agreement and retroactively accept award funding for the California Home Visiting Program - State General Fund Expansion, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023, total not to exceed $3,305,760.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will provide the Department of Public Health with three years of California Department of Public Health (CDPH) funding for the California Home Visiting Program (CHVP). The funding will support salary and benefits, and operational costs to execute the required services which include providing outreach, home visitation, health education and linkage to community resources for County 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 actions, the Department would not have sufficient funds to operate this critical program and will be unable to provide evidence-based home visitation services to County families.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The first recommended agreement is retroactive to October 1, 2020 and was received from CDPH on October 9, 2020. The second recommended agreement is retroactive to June 1, 2020 and was received from CDPH on July 27, 2020. Both these items were delayed due to staff oversight, which has been addressed by the Department to ensure deadlines a...
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