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Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign non-financial Memorandum of Understanding 180-M1511 with The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., for the provision of physiatrist services to eligible children through the California Children’s Services program for the term of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 and continue thereafter on a month-to-month basis until terminated by either party; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute further documents relating to Memorandum of Understanding 180-M1511, including amendments thereto, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: None. This is a Non-financial Memorandum of Understanding.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no Net County Cost associated with this non-financial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Background
The California Children’s Services (CCS) program is administered as a partnership between the County of El Dorado (EDC) and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Currently 100 EDC children (up to age 21) receive intervention services through the CCS Medical Therapy Program (MTP).
The CCS MTP program provides diagnostic and treatment services, medical case management, and physical and occupational therapy intervention to children under age 21 with CCS-eligible medical conditions. Examples of CCS-eligible conditions include, but are not limited to, chronic medical conditions such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, cerebral palsy, heart disease, cancer, traumatic injuries, and infectious diseases producing major sequelae (a disease resulting from another disease).
The legislative intent of the CCS program is to provide necessary medical services for children with medical conditions that are eligible for CCS services, whose parents are unable to pay for these services, either wholly or in part. The statute also requir...
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