RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an amended contract with the California Department of Aging to increase the amount paid to the County by $27,165 to a total funding not to exceed $305,481 for the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County costs. Per California Department of Aging, Amendment 2 (HI-0809-07), County to receive increased funding by $27,165 for a total funding amount of $305,481.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department, Area Agency on Aging provides Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Services to Medicare beneficiaries, including Medicare beneficiaries by virtue of a disability, and those persons imminent of Medicare eligibiltiy 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 Sections 9541 (c)(1), (4), (5), and (6). The amendment will allow continued and increased HICAP services to the residents of Contra Costa County.
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