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FROM: Robert Hofmann, Interim Director Costa
Social Service Department =' .`_
Pte.- .�� :� � = County
DATE: Ap r i l 20, 1995 4_65u,
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF FY 1995-96 ANNUAL PLAN AND BUDGET PACKAGE FOR
VOLUNTEER HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING (COUNTY #29-031-18)
(STATE #HI-9596-02)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION
AUTHORIZE the Director, Office on Aging to sign and
submit FY 1995-96 Annual Plan and Budget Package (County
#29-031-18) , requesting $84, 182 in State funds to operate
the County' s Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy
Program (HICAP) for the period beginning July 1, 1995 and
ending June 30, 1996, to the California Department of Aging.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no County contribution or required match for this
program. The California Department of Aging' s HICAP Program
will fund $84, 182 . Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy
Program costs not covered by this grant will be covered by
an additional federal grant, i .e. , Title IIIB Coordination.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
Mandated under AB2419, the Health Insurance Counseling and
Advocacy Program has been operated by the County' s Office on
Aging for the past ten years . The Program provides
community education, recruitment, training, and coordination
of volunteer counselors in the area of health insurance and
related health care plans . In 1994, these volunteers
provided individual counseling to 1, 430 senior citizens
county-wide. Documented savings of $275, 523 to seniors is
attributed to the successful efforts of HICAP last year.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREM:
:
ACTION OF BOARD ON I Cl 95 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPE9VISOkSL 95.wp
_Z/ 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. q
CC: Contact : Lennis Lyon x 3-1731 ATTESTED 944 19
CAO PHIL BATCHE R,CLERI OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Office on Aging (original) ,
CA Dept. of Aging BY ,DEPUTY
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