DATE: November 6, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive FY 2018-19 Children's Medical Services Plan Funding
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve retroactive submission of the FY 2018-19 Children's Medical Services Plan for child health services and authorize the Chairman to execute Certification Statements as required by the California Department of Health Care Services, effective July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 ($9,970,707).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the County to continue to receive non-competitive funding from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for five mandated child health services programs: California Children's Services (CCS), Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP), Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC), Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care - Caseload Relief (HCPCFC-CR), and Psychotropic Medication Monitoring and Oversight (PMM&O), with no Net County Cost. The allocation covers the administrative costs of the five programs and includes full recovery of all indirect costs. The anticipated County match, estimated at $219,620, will be funded with Health Realignment. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions as the County is mandated by DHCS to administer all five programs. Should your Board not approve the recommended action the Department of Public Health would be unable to fund the programs.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The Department received FY 2018-19's approved budget allocations from DHCS for the CCS component on August 6, 2018, and for CHDP, HCPCFC, and PMM&O components on September 25, 2018. All five allocations are retroactive to July 1, 2018. The approved CMS Plan submission deadline is November 23, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. DHCS capped and approved FY 2018-19 ...
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