HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06241986 - 1.47 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator Cx)st
DATE: June 18, 1986 C
SUBJECT: Legislation: Assembly Bill 3651 (Margolin)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in support of AB 3651 by Assemblyman Margolin.
BACKGROUND-
Under existing law, referrals from the Child Health & Disability
Prevention Program to dentists for children eligible for services
under the Medi-Cal Program are reimbursed at Medi-Cal rates.
These rates are so low that many dentists will not see children
who are eligible for Medi-Cal even though they are referred by
the CHDP program. Access to dental care is a chronic and tragic
problem among low-income children. Dental disease is the single
most frequent problem found by doctors while performing CHDP
medical examinations.
Assemblyman Margolin has introduced AB 3651 in an effort to
provide better access to dental care for CHDP-referred children.
AB 3651 provides that a Medi-Cal eligible child is entitled to
one dental examination per year under the CHDP program.
The bill also specifies that dental services provided under a
CHDP referral for a Medi-Cal eligible child will be reimbursed
under the same administrative arrangements and comparable fees as
other treatments under the Child Health & Disability Prevention
Program. These administrative procedures are considerably more
streamlined than Medi-Cal procedures and the reimbursement
schedule is higher than that for Medi-Cal eligible persons.
This should assist in making dental services more accessible for
CHDP-referred children. This bill establishes equity between
dentists and physicians because physicians currently receive
higher reimbursement than Medi-Cal for CHDP eligible children
while dentists currently receive only the Medi-Cal fee schedule.
The Health Services Department strongly supports AB 3651 and
recommends that the Board also support this bill. This office
concurs with that recommendation.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON Wne 24. 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
1 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.
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County Administrator /9$�
Health Services Director ATTESTED _
Linda Lilly, Dental Pgm. Coordinator PHIL ATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Bob Isom, CHDP Program SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Assemblyman Burt Margolin
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Kathy Snodgrass, ackson/Barish (/�
BY DEPUTY
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