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Health Services Department recommending the Board authorize the Chairman to sign the Certification Statements approving the Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Programs Budget and Work Plan, comprised of Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) in the amount of $424,579, and California Children’s Services (CCS) in the amount of $478,872 for a combined total of $903,451 to provide medical services to children from birth to 21 years of aged afflicted with life threatening and/or severe life altering chronic medical conditions.
FUNDING: Annual Federal and State Children’s Medical Services allocation, Health Services Department Public Health (PH) Division Realignment Fund match, and County General Fund match.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $903,451
Funding
CHDP $398,552 Federal and State allocation
$ 26,027 PH Realignment (VLF) match
CCS $414,036 Federal and State allocation
$ 32,418 PH Realignment (Sales Tax) match
$ 32,418 General Fund match
Total Funding Available $903,451
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No change to Net County Cost. Funding for this program is included in the Department's FY 2009-10 budget.
Background: A Children’s Medical Services Plan is required to be presented to the Board of Supervisors annually outlining the service components and budgets of both the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) and California Children’s Services (CCS) programs. Together CHDP and CCS are programs designed to facilitate access to and continuity of care for the pediatric population.
The mandate for CHDP as outlined in statute is to maximize the use of existing health care resources to promote access, coordination and maintenance of acute and preventative health care to all children from birth through 21 years of age with special emphasis on low income/disenfranchised children. Included in this service population are childre...
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