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Approve two Appropriation Transfer Requests totaling $140,328 to rebudget unexpended CalAIM PATH Round 1 grant funds including recognizing an operating transfer-in to Health and Social Services (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Sheriff recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve two Appropriation Transfer Requests totaling $140,328 to rebudget unexpended CalAIM PATH Round 1 grant funds including recognizing an operating transfer-in to Health and Social Services (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
California statute (AB 133 Chapter 143, Statutes of 2021) established California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) which mandates all counties begin implementation of pre-release Medi-Cal enrollment processes for justice-involved adults and youth. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issued a series of grants to assist with the implementation.
Solano County applied for the DHCS CalAIM Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Round 1 planning grant in July 2022 to support collaborative planning between county correctional agencies, H&SS, and other enrollment implementation partners. An allocation of $125,000 was awarded to the Sheriff's Office on August 12, 2022.
A CalAIM PATH Round 2 implementation grant joint application by H&SS, Sheriff's Office, and Probation Department was submitted on March 29, 2023. The Board of Supervisors accepted a total of $1,623,083 in Round 2 implementation grant funds on June 27, 2023, with DHCS allocating $449,908 to H&SS and $1,173,175 to the Sheriff's Office. This implementation grant allows H&SS, Sheriff's Office, and the Probation Department to implement processes, protocols, and information technology system modifications necessary to comply with pre-release Medi-Cal enrollment and suspension mandates in accordance with AB 133, including establishing data s...
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