DATE: January 10, 2017
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 the California Department of Public Health for the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and Black Infant Health programs, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 ($7,853,468).
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 Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) and Black Infant Health (BIH) programs. MCAH uses local grant funding ($3,749,391) as local match 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 programs provide outreach, home visitation, health education and linkage to community resources to County pregnant and parenting women and their families, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative. 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, 2016. The agreement was received from CDPH on August 17, 2016 and not presented to your Board sooner due to a delay in the receipt of the original approval package expected shortly after the Department received the digital copy on August 17, 2016. In lieu of waiting for the original approval package, as promised from CDPH, the Department opted to continue with the digital copy received. The receipt delay, plus the time required to prepare and review the...
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