RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an agreement amendment with the California Department of Aging to increase the amount paid to the County by $34,847 to a total funding amount not to exceed $309,041 for the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) for the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No County costs. Per California Department of Aging, Amendment 1 (HI-0910-07), County to receive increased funding by $34,847 for a total funding amount of $309,041.

BACKGROUND:

The Area Agency on Aging provides Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) services to Medicare beneficiaries, including Medicare beneficiaries by virtue of a disability, and those persons imminent of Medicare eligibility as defined by Welfare and Institutions Code (W&I) Sections 9541 (a) and (c) (2) and to the public at large for HICAP community education services under W&I Code Section 9541 (c) (1), (4), (5) and (6).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: