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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	March 30, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Standard Agreement Amendment #28-300-8 with the California Department of Health Care Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/30/2021

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:	Patrick Godley, 925 957-5405
cc:	L walker M 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: March 30, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Standard Agreement Amendment #28-300-8 (State #18-95004) with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), to amend Standard Agreement #28-300-6, to increase the amount payable to the County by $6,000,000 from $21,000,000 to a new amount not to exceed $27,000,000, with no change in the term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021, for the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) Program.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This amendment will result in an additional $6,000,000 from the California Department of Health Care Services to fund the MAA Program through this fiscal year. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

The DHCS is responsible for administering the California MAA Program which is authorized by Title 42, United States Code Section 1396 and Welfare and Institutions Code Division 9, Part 3, Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200). The Federal Social Security Act mandates cooperative arrangements between the single state agency and participating local government agencies (LGA’s) responsible for providing health related administrative activities. The goal of this agreement is to ensure that Contra Costa County Medi-Cal potentially eligible individuals and their families are appropriately informed of the Medi-Cal Program, how to access it and assisted in accessing the Medi-Cal Program.

On March 27, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #28-300-6 with the DHCS in an amount not to exceed $21,000,000 for the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Program, for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021. This Agreement included agreeing to indemnify the State for any claims arising out of the County’s performance under the agreement.

Approval of Standard Agreement Amendment #28-300-8 will allow additional funding to the County’s Health Services Department for the MAA Program, through June 30, 2021.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, the County will not receive additional funds to continue providing the MAA Program.