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C. 21

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	August 25, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

California Health Advocates Funding

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/25/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres, 313-1717

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: August 25, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, execute a contract with California Health Advocates, a non-profit corporation, to pay County an amount not to exceed $4,000 for the Senior Medicare Patrol Volunteer Liaison for the period July 27, 2015 through June 30, 2016. (No County match)

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive an amount not to exceed $4,000 from California Health Advocates.

BACKGROUND:

California Health Advocates will provide funding to the Employment and Human Services Department, Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP), for a Senior Medicare Patrol Volunteer Liaison who will focus on outreach and education regarding prevention and reporting of Medicare fraud. The funding will be used to support the SMP Volunteer Liaison primarily for the purposes of data collection, monitoring, and reporting customer inquiries; volunteer, recruitment, training retention and support; community education, outreach, and training; and, fraud prevention activities.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Senior Medicare Patrol Volunteer Liaison position may not be implemented.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.