To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Intergovernmental Transfer between Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services and California Department of Health Care Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached Intergovernmental Transfer agreement between the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services and the California Department of Health Care Services;
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to sign and execute the attached Intergovernmental Transfer agreement;
3. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to transfer $2,033,290 (including a 20% California Department of Health Care Services administrative fee) to the California Department of Health Care Services; and
4. Authorize the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to execute future amendments and/or documents related to the attached Intergovernmental Transfer agreement after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Federal and State Medi-Cal dollars; County Health Realignment
DISCUSSION:
As part of the fiscal year (FY) 2012-13 state budget, the State of California authorized expansion of Medi-Cal managed care into counties that had previously provided Medi-Cal benefits on a fee-for-service basis only. On May 14, 2013, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 2501 authorizing the County of Humboldt to join the Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC), a regional County Organized Health System model of Medi-Cal managed care. PHC began administering Medi-Cal managed care in Humboldt County on Sept. 1, 2013.
Welfare and Institutions Code, sections 14164 and 14301.4 provides for a voluntary Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) program. California counties participating in Medi-Cal managed care, including Humboldt as a member of PHC, qualify for ...
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