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C. 56

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	June 21, 2022

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Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #29-391-19 with the California Department of Public Health Office of AIDS

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/21/2022

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:	Ori Tzvieli, M.D., 925-608-5267
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: June 21, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #29-391-19 (State #21-10682) with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, to pay County an amount not to exceed $25,727 per client, per calendar year, for the AIDS Medi-Cal Waiver Program for the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The maximum amount payable per eligible client per year served under this agreement shall not exceed $25,727. Payment is provided for specific services at established Medi-Cal rates. The total funded amount will be determined by the number of "slots" awarded and services provided. (No County match required)

BACKGROUND:

The Department's Public Health Division, AIDS Program staff is experienced in providing case management services for people with HIV Disease. The AIDS Medi-Cal Waiver Program goals are to lessen the financial cost of care which, for people with AIDS and AIDS Related Complex (ARC), are historically driven by hospitalizations and other institution-based care, and to provide the most humane and appropriate levels of care in the most appropriate setting for the client. The County has participated in the program allows the Department's AIDS Program to offer case managed home and community-based care to a greater number of clients in the County since 1990.

On March 27, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #29-391-16 with the State that will allow County’s Public Health Division to continue to provide direct home health care services to AIDS Medi-Cal Waiver Program clients, for the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020.

On September 22, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #29-391-18 to extend the termination date from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021 for continuation of the AIDS Medi-Cal Waiver Program.

Approval of this Agreement #29-391-19 with the State will allow County’s Public Health Division to continue to provide direct home health care services to AIDS Medi-Cal Waiver Program clients including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Contract, through December 31, 2025.