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Authorize the Department of Health and Social Services to pursue an Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) with the California Department of Health Care Services of up to approximately $7,145,977 in FY2019/20 and FY2020/21 covering an eighteen-month period from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 and July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020; Authorize payment of a State administrative fee equal to twenty percent of the transfer amount estimated at $1,429,195; and Authorize the County Administrator to execute the necessary agreements with the State of California and Partnership HealthPlan of California
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health & Social Services (H&SS) requests that the Board:
1) Authorize H&SS to pursue an Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) of up to approximately $7,145,977 in FY2019/20 and FY2020/21 covering an eighteen-month period from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 and July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020;
2) Authorize payment of a State administrative fee equal to twenty percent of the transfer amount estimated at $1,429,195; and
3) Authorize the County Administrator to execute the necessary agreements with the State of California and Partnership HealthPlan of California.
SUMMARY:
The Board approved Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) agreements from FY2013/14 through FY2018/19 authorizing the transfer of local funds to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). These agreements allow the County to leverage additional federal Medicaid funds for the provision of healthcare services. Under the IGT, Solano County executes agreements to transfer funds to DHCS, including payment of a State administrative fee equal to twenty percent of the transfer amount. DHCS submits the IGT to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and upon approval the federal mat...
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