TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: July 9, 2024
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Rachel Ebel-Elliott
PHONE:
707-463-7761
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Megan Van Sant
PHONE:
707-463-7733
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with Adventist Health Ukiah Valley in the Amount of $150,000, to Provide Street Medicine Program Services to Unhoused, Unsheltered Medi-Cal Members in the Ukiah Valley Area Who Are Enrolled in Partnership HealthPlan of California, Effective Upon Signing through June 30, 2026
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement with Adventist Health Ukiah Valley in the amount of $150,000, to provide Street Medicine Program Services to unhoused, unsheltered Medi-Cal members in the Ukiah Valley area who are enrolled in Partnership HealthPlan of California, effective upon signing through June 30, 2026; authorize the Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Federal Government approved the State of California's Home and Community Based Plan, to allow for a variety of programs administered by the Medicaid program, including the Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program (HHIP). HHIP is intended to improve health outcomes and access to services by addressing housing insecurity and instability as a social determinant of health for the Medi-Cal population. The goals of the HHIP program are to reduce and prevent homelessness and to ensure that Medi-Cal managed care plans, including Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC), develop the necessary capacity and partnerships to connect members to needed housing services.
The proposed Agreement with Adventist Health Ukiah Valley is funded through Mendocino County's allocation of HHIP funding from PHC. Through the Agreement, Ad...
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