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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Adopt Resolution 189-2013 authorizing the Director of Health and Human Services Agency, subject to review and approval by County Counsel, to sign all necessary applications, supporting documents, and acceptance documents as required by the California Department of Public Health to apply for or secure Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Program funding for the continued implementation and maintenance of said Program on a County level for the period of July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2018. The current fiscal year allocation covers the term July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 in the amount of $325,767; and
2) Authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director and Assistant Director of Administration and Finance to administer the annual allocation and further authorize the Program Coordinator and the Chief Fiscal Officer to execute invoices submitted for reimbursement and required fiscal and programmatic reports.
FUNDING: Federal Title V, Title XIX, and State General Fund. The funding source is Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and administered through the California Department of Public Health. The required County match will be met using Public Health Realignment funding.
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Budget Summary
Total Annual Costs and Revenue…………………… $475,303
CDPH Allocation………………………………………. $325,767
Required Match via Public Health Realignment…… $149,536
Change to Net County Cost ……………................... $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no Net County Cost associated with this allocation.
Background
Enacted in 1935 as a part of the Social Security Act, the Title V Maternal and Child, Health Program (“MCH”) is the Nation’s oldest Federal-state partnership providing a foundation for ensuring the health of the Nation’s mothers, women, children, and youth. Title V, now known as the Block Grant Program, provides core funding to California’s Mate...
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