To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Certification of Compliance for the Child Health Disability Prevention and California Children's Services Programs for Fiscal Year 2021-22
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the attached certification statements for the Child Health and Disability Prevention and California Children's Services Programs; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return the two fully executed original copies of the attached certification statements to the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Administration for submission to the California Department of Health Care Services.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
The Nursing Division of the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health has been administering the Child Health and Disability Prevention ("CHDP") and California Children's Services ("CCS") programs locally since 1980.
CHDP is a preventive program that delivers periodic health assessments and services to low-income children and youth in California. CHDP provides care coordination to assist families with medical appointment scheduling, transportation and access to diagnostic and treatment services. Health assessments are provided by enrolled private physicians, community clinics, managed care plans and some local school districts.
CCS is a statewide program that authorizes diagnosis and treatment for financially eligible children with certain physical limitations and chronic health conditions or diseases. In addition, CCS authorizes the purchase of specific medical services and equipment and provides physical and occupational therapy through the Medical Therapy Program. Such services are provided at the Medical Therapy Unit located at the Glen Paul School site in Eureka.
The California Department of Health Care S...
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