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C.30

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	October 19, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Award #28-767-8 from the California Department of Public Health, Refugee Health Assessment Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/19/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, 925-957-2670
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 19, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director or designee, to accept on behalf of the County Grant Award #28-767-8 (Grantor #20-07-90899-00) from the California Department of Public Health, to pay the County $98,959 quarterly for providing health services for the Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP), for the period from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Acceptance of this grant award will result in a reimbursement to the County of $98,959 quarterly, $395,836 annually, for Medi-Cal Non-Billable health assessments and administrative costs. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

The RHAP allows for the provision of health assessment services to refugees, asylees, entrants from Haiti and Cuba, Special visa immigrants, certified victims of human trafficking and other eligible entrants as required in the California Refugee Health Assessment form (CDPH 8418A). Based on the assessment, communicable diseases are treated on the new arrivals, as well as, other Contra Costans, who are not protected from disease. In addition, this program provides highly trained and culturally appropriate medical interpreters for the County’s Afghan, Russian, Vietnamese, Lao and Mien clinics (13 per week). The RHAP advocates for people with limited-English skills to achieve access and care within the Contra Costa Health Services Department.

On November 3, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Award #28-767-7 from the California Department of Public Health, Refugee Health Assessment Program to provide health services for the RHAP program for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

The Health Services Department recently received a notice of award from the California Department of Public Health, granting Health Services Department funding. Acceptance of the Grant Award #28-767-8 allows the County to provide RHAP services through September 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this grant award is not accepted, people with limited-English skills in the RHAP program will not achieve access and care within the Contra Costa Health Services Department.