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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board Approve the Final Passage (Second Reading) of revised and updated Ordinance 5149 that allows participation in the Health Plan of San Joaquin Local Initiative Two-Plan public/commercial Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Model, which has been updated to correct the effective date of the county plan model change to January 1, 2024. (Cont. 12/7/2021, Item 48)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On December 7, 2021, the Board approved the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5149 and Continued it to February 14, 2021 for Final Passage (Second Reading).
On April 13, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved and authorized the Chair to sign a Letter of Intent to transition to the Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) Local Initiative Two-Plan public/commercial Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Model.
On August 25, 2021, the Summary Ordinance 5149 was submitted to the Mt. Democrat for public notice to be included in the September 17, 2021 edition.
On August 31, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved in concept the transition to the Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) Local Initiative Two-Plan public/commercial Medical Managed Care (MMC) Plan Model.
On October 12, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved the Introduction (First Reading) of Ordinance 5149 to allow participation in the HPSJ MMC Plan, and waived the full reading of the Ordinance for Final Passage, continuing the matter to October 19, 2021.
On October 19, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved the Final Passage (Second Reading) of Ordinance 5149, which was a new Ordinance to allow participation in the Health Plan of San Joaquin Local Initiative Two-Plan public/commercial Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Model. (Cont. 10/12/2021, Item 25).
Subsequent to October 19, 2021, the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) contacted HHSA and advised the agency th...
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