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FROM. Mark Finucane , Health Services Director
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By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator ^k1 ,a
DATE: August 18, 198$ ( ou*
SUBJECT: Notice of Award #29-259-21 from the State Department of Health
Services for the Refugee Preventive Health Services Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Accept $30 ,000 from the State Department of Health Services for
the period July 1 , 1988 - June 30 , 1989 for continuation of the
Refugee Preventive Health Services Program.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
This award by the State results in $30 ,000 of State funding for
the Refugee Preventive Health Services Program. Sources of
funding are as follows :
$30 ,000 State Department of Health Services
3 ,850 Medi-Cal
27 ,269 County In-Kind
$61 , 119 Total Program,
The State provided $42 , 500 of funding for this program during
FY 1987-88 , but Federal funding for health assessments have been
cut this year . The State Refugee Health Program Unit has been
negotiating with the State Socia11 Services Department and the
Federal Government to set up an lint erdepart.mental agreement to
make available additional Refugee Medical Assistance money to
pay for refugee health assessments on a fee for service basis .
These funds would be in addition to Medi-Cal funds , and some of
this new funding is expected to be available in October 1988 .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
For over six years the County has participated in the Refugee
Preventive Health Services Program with the State Department of
Health Services . Program funds are used to provide interpreter
services by trained bilingual Health Aides to assist medical
staff to provide needed health services to Contra Costa ' s exten-
sive refugee population ( Southeast Asian , Afghanistan, Polish ,
Chinese ) etc . ) . On June. 28 , 1988 the Board approved submission
of Funding Application #29-259-20 to continue the program and
assure compliance with Chapter 1 , Section 17000-17003 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code . Acceptance of this award will
allow continuation of the program during FY 1988-89 .
The Health Services Department recently received the notice of
award from the State Department of Health Services , granting the
Department the $30 ,000 of funding for. the Refugee Preventive
Health Services Program for FY 1988-89 .
DG
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA10 OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREISI:
ACTION OF BOARD ON August 30 , 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III, IV AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: /NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED August 30 , 1988
Auditor-Controller (Claims) PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
State Dept. of Health Services SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY