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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02281984 - 2.12 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on February, 28, :1984 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: PROCESS FOLLOWED TO DETERMINE AND VERIFY MEDI-CAL ELIGIBILITY The Board of Supervisors having received a February 27, 1984 joint report from the County Administrator, County .Welfare Director, and Acting Health Services Director on the process followed to determine and verify eligibility for Medi-Cal at County Hospital for purposes of processing billings for Medi-Cal revenue and making recommendations thereto; and Said report having included the recommendation to create a financial counselor position at the hospital in order to attempt to determine all possible sources of medical coverage for each patient and to vigorously pursue any sources of payment in order to effect the greatest possible recovery of payment for services performed, and to interact with Social Services Department staff to assure maximum cooperation from potential Medi-Cal eligibles in the application process; and Ms. Barbara Griffin of Alta Bates Hospital , having presented the findings of her report as a consultant to medical services which offered support to the recommendations as to the creation of a financial counselor position at the hospital ; and Following discussion by the Board members, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations are APPROVED and REFERRED to the 'Internal Operations Committee for report on operational aspects of said recommendations, and to the Finance Committee for report on financial implications, and the County Administrator is DIRECTED to monitor same. I hereby certify that this Ica true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the dato shown. ATTESTED: J.R. ©LSSOPI, CC-UH A Y C- ERK and ex officio Clcrk of the Board ByQ2jy:�=.t- �� Deputy Orig. Dept.: County Administrator cc: Acting Health Services Director County Welfare Director Internal Operations Committee Finance Committee t 268 6S