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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Receive and review the County’s Children’s Medical Services Program Projected Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 specific to the Department of Health Care Services California Children’s Services (CCS) Administrative budget in the amount of $1,074,516, and Medical Therapy Program (MTP) budget in the amount of $374,749;
2) Authorize the Chair to sign the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care Certification Statement; and
3) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or Chief Assistant Director, to execute any further documents or reports related to these programs.
FUNDING: CCS Admin: 48.9% Federal, 44.0% State, 7.1% County match; CCS MTP: 50.6% State and 49.4% County match.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The CMS programs provide intensive case management and intervention to support high-risk and medically fragile children. These programs are designed to ensure coordinated preventive and specialty medical care, with the goal of optimizing health outcomes and reducing morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Key initiatives under CMS include the CCS, HCPCFC, MTP, and the Psychotropic Medication Monitoring and Oversight (PMMO) programs.
The CCS program provides essential diagnostic, treatment, case management, and therapy services for children/youth under 21 with severe medical conditions such as cerebral palsy, cancer, and heart disease. This includes the MTP, which offers physical and occupational therapy as well as interdisciplinary Medical Therapy Conference (MTC) services for children with neurological or musculoskeletal disorders. Therapy services are also provided in public schools to address physical and occupational therapy needs.
The HCPCFC program, embedded within local child welfare and probation departments, involves public health nurses providing expertise in managing the medical, dental, mental, and developmental needs of children in foster care. This program addr...
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