Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Claire Cunningham, Director of Human Services Agency
Christina Corpus, Sheriff
Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Michael del Rosario, Director, Correctional Health
John Keene, Chief, Probation Department
Subject: Agreement between San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, Correctional Health Services, Juvenile Probation and Human Services Agency for the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Initiative for Justice-Involved Individuals
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The designation of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and Probation Department as entities to act on behalf of incarcerated individuals in County facilities with pre-release applications for Health Coverage, known as Medi-Cal, and inform the Human Services Agency of incarceration dates and release dates in order to suspend Medi-Cal if already active and re-activate coverage upon release; and
B) A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of San Mateo Sheriff's Office, Correctional Health Services, Juvenile Probation, and Human Services Agency establishing guidelines for the provision of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) pre-release mandate for justice-involved individuals.
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BACKGROUND:
As part of California's implementation of the CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) as codified by Assembly Bill 133 (Chapter 143, Statutes of 2021) initiative which took effect on January 1, 2023, California is taking significant steps to address poor health outcomes among justice-involved individuals. A key element to the CalAIM initiative is ensuring continuity of coverage after incarceration. To accomplish this, the applications should be completed and processed at least 135 days before release, when the incarcerated person's release date is known. At least 80% of justice-...
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