Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, Health System
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Cassius Lockett, Director, Public Health, Policy and Planning
David Young, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Carlos Morales, Director, Correctional Health Services
Subject: Agreement with Department of Health Care Services to participate in the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the State of California Department of Health Care Services to participate in the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program for the term July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $2,225,051.
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BACKGROUND:
In June 2014, your Board designated Correctional Health Services (CHS) as the entity to assist county jail inmates with their applications for health insurance affordability programs in accordance with Assembly Bill (AB) 720, Chapter 646, as part of California's implementation of the Affordable Care Act. This effort was also implemented in order to leverage savings in preparation of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Medi-Cal County Inmate Program (MCIP), which constitutes the following three programs:
* Adult County Inmate Program (ACIP) authorized in AB1628 and added in Welfare and Institutions Code section 14503.7, provides Medi-Cal coverage to eligible adult county inmates for inpatient hospital services provided off the grounds of the correctional institutions. Claims eligible for this program are retroactive from November 1, 2010.
* Juvenile County Ward Program (JCWP) authorized in AB396 and Senate Bill (SB) 695, and added in Welfare and Institutions Code section 14053.8, provides Medi-Cal coverage to eligible juvenile county wards for inpatient hospital and inpatient mental health services provided off the grounds of the c...
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