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FROM: R. E. jORNLIN, DIRECTOR Costa
Social Service Department
DATE: July 11, 1985 couqy
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF VOLUNTEER HEALTH INSURANCE PROPOSAL
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR REC01,MMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve and authorize the Director,* Social Service Department, to sign
the Volunteer Health Insurance proposal on behalf of the County, in the
amount of $37,755.86 in,"State funds for the period September 1, 1985
through June 30, 1986.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT
There will be no new additional County funds required. The local match
consists of items already budgeted for the i0ffice.'on. AgIng.
III . BACKGROUND
In November, 1979, the Office on Aging began a Volunteer Health Insurance
Counseling .Program to assist seniors in resolving the many problems they
were having With Medicare claims and supplemental insurance policies. The
program.is coordinated within the Information and Referral staff of the
Office on Aging and is dependent upon a large number of health insurance
counselor .volunteers for the provision of services at various sites
throughout the county.
AB2419 (Agnos) was enacted in last year's legislative session (83-84)" and
designated funds for the implementation of a Health Insurance Counseling
and Advocacy Program throuqhout the state. $700,000 in general funds
(FY 84-85) is available. Due to time constraints the State Department of
Aging was unable to allocate funds in FY 84-85, Therefore the funds are
available this fiscal year.
The Office on Aging has applied for $37,755.86 in AB2419 funds for the
further expansion of current health insurance counseling services and
for the prov4sion of legal.-representation by the Contra Costa Legal
Services Foundation in complex health insurance cases which cannot be
resolved by the informal advocacy of counselors.
The projected start-up date for the program is September 1, 1985. The
announcement of awards will be made on July 22 198
REJ/SJ/dc
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:-YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOA D COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
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ACTION OF BOARD ON
Ju V , 985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X - UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III . I-V- ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES I: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ORIG: Social Service (Attn: Contracts Unit) July 16 , 1985
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED
Auditor-Controller Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
J?u2tyo?;fice on Aging Supervisors and County Administrator
ate ice on Aging _
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY