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Approve an agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services effective July 1, 2020 to participate in the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program; Authorize the County Administrator to sign the agreement and any amendments including changes to terms and conditions and scope of services, with concurrence from County Counsel; and Authorize the Sheriff or his designee to execute contract amendments which are technical and administrative in nature and remain within budget appropriations
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Sheriff's Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve agreement number 20-MCIPSOLANO-48 with the California Department of Health Care Services effective July 1, 2020 to participate in the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program;
2. Authorize the County Administrator to sign the agreement and any amendments including changes to terms and conditions and scope of services, with concurrence from County Counsel; and
3. Authorize the Sheriff or his designee to execute contract amendments which are technical and administrative in nature and remain within budget appropriations.
SUMMARY:
The Medi-Cal County Inmate Program (MCIP) is a voluntary, fee-for-service only program administered by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) that allows counties or medical providers to draw down federal Medicaid funding for inmates who are treated for more than 24 hours at medical facilities that are offsite or separate from county jails. The MCIP consequently creates budgetary savings for the County for the medical care provided to its Medi-Cal eligible inmates.
Solano County has participated in the MCIP since April 2017 and in April 2020, the County submitted a County Participation Form for FY2020/21 through FY2022/23 which indicated that the County was interested in voluntarily participating in the MCIP from July 1, 202...
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