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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Approve and delegate authority to the HHSA Director on behalf of the County of El Dorado (County) to sign the perpetual Program Participation Agreement EDC 7567 (Funding In Agreement) with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), for County-Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities, retroactively effective to July 1, 2020;
2) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or Assistant Director, to execute any amendments relating to Program Participation Agreement EDC 7567 that do not impact Net County Cost, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or Chief Fiscal Officer, to execute any administrative, fiscal or programmatic reports to said Program Participation Agreement.
FUNDING: 100% California Department of Health Care Services Revenue Agreement.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
HHSA has contracted with California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for County-Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (CMAA) since 2014. CMAA assists in the proper and efficient administration of the Medi-Cal Program by improving the availability and accessibility of Medi-Cal Services to Medi-Cal eligible and potentially eligible individuals and their families.
CMAA activities include, but are not limited to, attending or conducting general, non-medical staff meetings, developing and monitoring program budgets and/or site management, and general non-program supervision of staff. This also includes staff break time and any time spent filling out a Time Survey Form, Medi-Cal Outreach, Referral, Coordination, and Monitoring of Medi-Cal Services, Facilitating Medi-Cal Application, Arranging and/or Providing Non-Emergency, Non-Medical Transportation to a Medi-Cal Covered Service, Contract Administration for Medi-Cal Services, Program Planning and Policy Development for Medi-Cal Services, Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA)/Targ...
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