HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10041983 - E.8 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on October 4, 1983 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson, Schroder .
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None .
SUBJECT: Nursing Home Eviction of Medi-Cal Patients
Supervisor McPeak having submitted a letter to the Board noting recent
publicity indicating that a corporation which owns several nursing homes 'in :Contra
Costa County is no longer going to participate in the Medi-Cal program because of
what they see as inadequate reimbursement; and
Supervisor McPeak having recommended that several actions be taken in
response to this publicity; and
Supervisors Fanden and Powers having suggested additional actions that
need to be taken:
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that:
1 . The Health Services Director is requested to prepare and send
to all nursing homes in the County a letter and agreement not to
evict or inappropriately transfer Medi-Cal patients to other
facilities asking the facilities to voluntarily sign and return
the agreement. The Health Services Director is requested to report
the results of this effort to the Board at his earliest convenience.
2. The County Administrator is requested to bring this problem to
the attention of the County Supervisors Association of California
and this County' s legislative delegation with a request that they
consider appropriate legislative solutions to the problem of
inappropriate eviction or transfer of nursing home patients who
are on Medi-Cal.
3. The Health Services Director is requested to work with the Contra
Costa Health Coalition and all other interested parties to address
issues of medical care cost shifting and report recommended actions
to the Board of Supervisors.
4. The problem of recruiting employees to work in nursing homes is
referred to the Internal Operations Committee, County Welfare
Director, and Private Industry Council , with the request that the
County Welfare Director and Private Industry Council propose
possible solutions to the problem to the Internal Operations Committee,
hopefully including plans to train and recruit welfare recipients
for this purpose.
5. The possibility of involving the children of patients in taking more
responsibility for the financial support of their parents who are
patients in nursing homes is referred to the Internal Operations
Committee to determine its feasibility.
1 hereby certify that this is a true 96d correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Sups ors n the date shown.
ATTESTED: F /1Ll,C,�is/ �i 170 3
J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
Orig. Dept.: County Administrator and ex officio Clerk of the Board
cc: Internal Operations Committee
Supervisor Sunne McPeak /1
County Welfare Director By (• , Deputy
Director, Private Industry Council
Health Services Director
Dr. Wendel Brunner, Health Services
CSAC (via CAO)
Legislative Delegation (via CAO)
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