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a. Ratify execution by the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health of a Medi-Cal Point of Service (POS) Network/Internet Agreement, with a retroactive effective date of July 1, 2020, authorizing the NIDO Clinic to perform Medi-Cal eligibility verification during the patient intake process; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health or their designees through June 30, 2025 to sign and execute future Medi-Cal Point of Service (POS) Network/Internet Agreements and amendments thereto for clinic sites operated by the Monterey County Health Department Clinic Services Bureau.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Ratify execution by the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health of a Medi-Cal Point of Service (POS) Network/Internet Agreement, with a retroactive effective date of July 1, 2020, authorizing the NIDO Clinic to perform Medi-Cal eligibility verification during the patient intake process; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health or their designees through June 30, 2025 to sign and execute future Medi-Cal Point of Service (POS) Network/Internet Agreements and amendments thereto for clinic sites operated by the Monterey County Health Department Clinic Services Bureau.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) operates ten community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) which provide preventive, primary, and specialty medical care services
The Monterey County Health Department assumed management of the NIDO Clinic in January of 2020 and as part of the process to transition the clinic to a primary care site, a Medi-Cal Point of Service Network/Internet Agreement (POS Agreement) was required to verify patient eligibility.
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requires that Medi-Cal patient eligibility verification be conducted through the Med...
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