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TC1* BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM Phil Batchelor, County Administrator AF Contra
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DATE ' May 23, 1986 00 County
SUBJECT: Application for 1986/87 Medically
Indigent Services Program Funds
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION :
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute and the Health Services Director
to submit to the State Department of Health Services, an application for the
1986/87 Medically Indigent Services Program funds in the amount, tenatively
identified, as $10,481,067., (2% of total State appropriation. The actual
amount to be determined, when the budget act of 1986/87 is signed by the
Governor. )
BACKGROUND:
The Board has received a letter from the State Department of Health Services
indicating that in order to receive funds from the Medically Indigent Services
program an application must be submitted by the Board of Supervisors, including
certain assurances. These assurances include the following:
The County assures that it will be fully responsible for maintaining its eligi-
bility determination procedures for county residents eligible pursuant to
Section 17001, W&I Code.
The County assures that eligibility standards adopted pursuant to Section 17001,
W&I Code will be uniformly applied throughout the County and accurately reported
to the Department according to procedures established for this purpose.
The County and the State will establish and maintain eligibility systems to
qualify county residents for federal programs or State Medicaid eligibility,
whenever possible. The County assures that notice concerning the availability
of health care at reduced cost will be provided pursuant to Section 16718, W&I
Code.
The County assures that it will be fully responsible for all costs associated
with the provision of authorized services to its residents who qualify for
assistance under Section 17000, W&I Code. The State has no fiscal liabilities
beyond the funds provided pursuant to Section 16703 et seq., W&I Code.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF ARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREIS):
ACTION OF BOARD ON June TO , APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: i, ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Adrinistrator ATTESTED _ June 10., 19-86
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Ilealth Services Department SUPERVISORS`AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY _'DE PUTY