Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Srija Srinivasan, Deputy Chief, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Transfer of Children's Health Initiative Funds to Increase Oral Health Services and Equity Planning as Approved by the San Mateo Health Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding between the County and the San Mateo Health Commission dba Health Plan of San Mateo for the purpose of administering grant agreements related to oral health services and equity planning, funded by Children's Health Initiative funds, for the term of November 16, 2021 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $415,000; and
B) Approving an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $415,000, transferring revenue from the Children's Health Initiative Trust Fund and associated expenditures to the Health Coverage Unit budget, and direct the Controller to take such steps as are necessary to effectuate this transfer.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2003, the County and key partners launched the Children's Health Initiative (CHI) to achieve universal health insurance coverage in San Mateo County. The County worked with many partners to further this aim through: outreach to uninsured children and families, enrollment into public health coverage programs, and a locally supported health insurance program called Healthy Kids that was designed to serve children ineligible for federal and state programs.
In 2007, governance for this initiative was moved from the County to the San Mateo Health Commission, the governing body for the Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM), with the newly formed CHI Coalition serving as an advisory body.
When state policy actions expanded the State's role in health insurance coverage for children, the CHI Coalition took actions to align local responsibilities a...
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