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Human Services Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign nonfinancial Memorandum of Understanding 281-M910 with the California Department of Health Care Services delineating responsibilities and requirements relative to State and local compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974 as amended to ensure the privacy and security of Medi-Cal Personally Identifiable Information.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: 100% Federal/State California Department of Health Care Services Allocation.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $0.00
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Budgeted $0.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $0.00
Change To Net County Cost $0.00
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No Change. Costs associated with this MOU will be 100% funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (CDHCS). The Department will submit a budget revision to increase revenues and corresponding appropriations once notice of the actual allocation for this project is received from CDHCS.
Background: To access data from the Federal Social Security Administration (SSA), the California Department of Health Care Services (CDHCS) is required to enter into a data sharing agreement with SSA. CDHCS operates the Medi-Cal Eligibility Determination System (MEDS), which enables California counties to access the data covered under the CDHCS-SSA agreement to track, confirm and/or determine eligibility for public assistance programs. The data sharing agreement between SSA and CDHCS requires that CDHCS diligently safeguard Social Security data that is accessed by multiple users (agents and contractors of CDHCS) throughout the State. Due to recent directives from the Federal Office of Management and Budget, SSA introduced substantial changes in their data sharing agreement with CDHCS necessary to bring the State into compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. ยง 552A, as amende...
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