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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
John Cullen, Director '.
FROM: Social Service Department —� - Costa
.September 19, 1996 County
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DATE: sTA'c6VU
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Social Service, or designee, to
negotiate a sole source contract with F. M. Blake and Assoc. for Foster Care
SSI re-determination.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Social Service, or designee, to
negotiate a sole source contract with F. M. Blake and Associates for the re-
determination of SSI eligibility of children in Foster Care;
1 . Do a review of all Foster Care cases which are currently eligible
for SSI to determine eligibility status under the newly enacted
legislation H.R. 3734,
2. Prepare documentation for the justification of continued eligibility
for all cases, and
3. File appeals with Social Security for the continuation of
Supplemental Security Income for children in federal and
nonfederal foster care where that is necessary,
for a contract amount of approximately $80,000.
FISCAL:
100% County cost. The amount at risk for annual County share of cost for
the current 156 SSI/Foster Care cases is approximately $600,000 per year.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: -�
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON 11:1 Q 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.
CC: Contact: D. Cruze x1582 ATTESTED OCT ® 11996
SOCIAL SERVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT) PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County.ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR
BY DEPUTY
M382 (10/88)
BACKGROUND:
H.R. 3734, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996, was passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton
August 22, 1996. As part of the change under this law, the SSI eligibility
definition of disabled children has been dramatically altered. All current cases
will require refiling for eligibility under the new standards or be terminated.
There are currently 156 foster care children receiving SSI benefits. If we do
nothing all these children will lose SSI benefits by the end of calendar year
1997 or sooner. The contractor will, on the basis of their past experience
filing for SSI eligibility for this county, and others, review all currently eligible
cases.
Due to the urgency of both time constraints and the magnitude of the
potential county cost, the Social Service Department requests the
authorization to negotiate a single source agreement. The desire is to acquire
the experienced services of this organization as advisors monitoring emerging
regulations, policies and procedures within Social Security and to prepare
pertinent documentation in cases prior to denial.