Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Agreement with LifeMoves to Provide Enabling Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with LifeMoves to provide enabling services for the term of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $1,216,500.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo County Health has been awarded the Health Care for the
Homeless/Farmworker Health (HCH/FH) grant from the Bureau of Primary Health Care,
Health Services and Resources Administration of the US Department of Health and
Human Services. The grant funds San Mateo Medical Center's (SMMC) ongoing
HCH/FH program, which is designed to assist homeless and farmworker adults,
families, and youth with access to and utilization of SMMC's continuum of care and
other medical, health and support services.
DISCUSSION:
In January 2021, the HCH/FH program completed a Request for Proposals (RFP) for enabling services, which are non-clinical services that enable individuals to access health care and improve health outcomes. Enabling services include case management, referrals, translation/interpretation, transportation, eligibility assistance, health education, environmental health risk reduction, health literacy, and outreach. LifeMoves was chosen to provide these services, based on their efficiency in delivering enabling services to the population they serve.
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the resolution and agreement as to form.
The resolution contains the County's standard provisions allowing amendment of the County fiscal obligations by a maximum of $25,000 (in aggregate).
The County's Contract Compliance Committee has approved a waiver request for a forty-two-months term for this agreement.
It is anticipated that a minimum of...
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