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a. Approve and authorize the Executive Director of the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (WDB) to accept grant funds in the total amount of $152,960 from the Central California Alliance for Health (the Alliance), to provide $130,560 to offset half the $5,440 cost per person for Community Health Worker cohort training for up to 48 individuals employed by Alliance-contracted health care provider organizations, and up to $22,400 for training-related operational costs; and
b. Authorize the Executive Director to sign the retroactive services agreement to receive the grant from the Alliance effective March 20, 2023 for the period from March 20, 2023 through September 20, 2024
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Board (WDB) to accept grant funds in the total amount of $152,960 from the Central California Alliance for Health (the Alliance), to provide $130,560 to offset half the $5,440 cost per person for Community Health Worker cohort training for up to 48 individuals employed by Alliance-contracted health care provider organizations, and up to $22,400 for training-related operational costs; and
b. Authorize the Executive Director to sign the retroactive services agreement to receive the grant from the Alliance effective March 20, 2023 for the period from March 20, 2023 through September 20, 2024
SUMMARY:
Beginning July 1, 2022, the State of California's Department of Health Care Services added a compensable Community Health Worker (CHW) Service Benefit to facilitate equitable access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. The Central California Alliance for Health (the Alliance), an award-winning regional non-profit health plan serving members in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Merced counties, has established the CHW Service Benefit with contracting, credentialling, and reimbursement pathways for services providers. Demand for CHW training is increasing based on the new Medi-...
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