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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Receive and review the County of El Dorado’s Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Program Projected Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 specific to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) California Children’s Services (CCS) Administrative (Admin) budget in the amount of $602,006, CCS Monitoring & Oversight (M&O) budget in the amount of $60,707, Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) budget in the amount of $288,318, and Medical Therapy Program (MTP) budget in the amount of $289,358;
2) Authorize the Chair to sign the CCS and HCPCFC Certification Statements; and
3) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or Chief Assistant Director, to execute any further documents or reports related to these programs.
FUNDING: Federal, State and County General Fund: CCS Admin: 59% Federal, 34% County match 7% State; CCS M&O 100% State; CCS MTP 50% State and 50% County match; HCPCFC: 60% Federal, 20% County match, 20% State.
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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 preventative and specialty medical care, aiming to optimize health outcomes and reduce morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Key initiatives under CMS include the CCS, the HCPCFC, MTP, and the Psychotropic Medication Monitoring and Oversight (PMMO) program.
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. It 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 thera...
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