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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08041992 - 1.36 E. , -- ® 3 6 TC? BOARD OF SUPERVISORS s Mh Contra CostaFROM: Mark Finucanei Director Health Services Department Cou�/ nt - DATE: �srgcoun�i July 22 , 1992 �:', SUBJECT: TOBACCO TAX (AB-75) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: i; 1. Approve and authorize the Health Services Director to execute and submit to the State Department of Health Servicesithe Application for California Health. Care for _,. . Indigents- Program_ (CHIP) funds for fiscal year 1992/93 . 2 . Authorize the Health Services Director to execute and submit the Standard Agreement for County Health Services. i. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The County estimates it will receive State revenues as follows: FOR COUNTY OPERATED SERVICES: CHIP - Hospital 1, 919 , 151 CHIP - Other Health Care 914 , 601 Subtotal-County Operation $2 , 833 , 752 FOR NON-COUNTY OPERATED SERVICES: CHIP - Hospital $ 420, 229 CHIP - Physician 278 , 198_ d 4 Subtotal Non-County Operation $ 698, 427 TOTAL 1992/93 REVENUES $A,532,179 CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: RYES SIGNATURE: 'Lz_� RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT 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. (� / Gj r� CC: Health Services Administration ATTESTED / `1 ` ;Z- PHIL BATCHELO ,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY M382 (10/88) ,DEPUTY �i -2- III. DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND: The passage,, of the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988 (Proposition 99) and its implementing legislation, Assembly Bill 75 and Senate Bill 960 and Assembly Bill 1154 made available monies to reimburse hospitals, physicians, and other providers for uncompensated care costs, for making capital improvements, and for implementing data systems. These monies are available to the County for distribution to both county',", operated and non-county operated entities, upon application to the State. Contained within the application are assurances by the County regarding use of these funds. These assurances apply to both the county operated services as well as the privately operated services. The funding conditions are as follows: 1. Funds must be used to supplement existing levels of services provided and shall not be used to fund existing levelsof service. 2 . Counties will be required to provide, or arrange and pay for, medically necessary follow up treatment, including prescription drugs for any condition detected as part of a child health and disability prevention screen. 3 . A county will have to maintain a level of financial support of county funds for health services that is at least equal to its county match and any overmatch of . countyfunds in the 1988/89 fiscal year. 4 . Monies will be accounted for as revenue in the County Health ; Services Plan Update and Budget Supplement and cannot ,'be used as county matching funds for other funds received from County Health Services Branch. 5. A county will not be able to impose more stringent eligibility standards for the receipt of benefits under Section 17000 or to reduce the scope of benefits compared to those which were in effect on November 8, 1988 . 6. Funds will not be available for the support of health services provided to persons detained in a county or city jail or other correctional facilities. 7 . Receipt of funding shall not relieve a county of its obligation to provide indigent health care as required by Section 17000. 8 . Reports will be required on indigent health care program demographic, expenditure, and utilization data in a manner ,that will provide an unduplicated count of users for the fiscal year.