TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: January 22, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Barbara Howe
PHONE:
472-2789
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of California Children's Services and Child Health and Disability Prevention Certification Statements for Children's Medical Services for Fiscal Year 2018-19
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve California Children's Services and Child Health and Disability Prevention Certification Statements for Children's Medical Services for Fiscal Year 2018-19; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Ongoing program since 1974. Last Board approval on April 4, 2017, Item No. 4(n).
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health, administers two federally mandated programs for children and youth in Mendocino County which require submission of certification statements annually: the California Children's Services (CCS) program and the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program.
The CCS Program covers the provision of diagnostic and treatment services, medical case management, and physical/occupational therapy services to children under age 21 who have CCS-eligible medical conditions, while the CHDP Program focuses on preventive health and serves children and/or youth of low to moderate income families. Through the CHDP program, children can obtain regular preventive health assessments to identify any health problems. The CHDP program also allows children with suspected problems to be referred for necessary diagnosis and treatment and receive care coordination services.
On January 1, 2019, Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health joined the Whole Child Model administered by Partnership Healthplan of California. The Whole Child Model is a new program for CCS eligibl...
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