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a. Ratify execution by the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") for Natividad Medical Center ("Natividad") or his designee of two Letters of Interest, both dated August 22, 2023, to the California Department of Health Care Services ("State DHCS"), confirming the interest of the County of Monterey d/b/a NMC ("County") in working with State DHCS to participate in the Voluntary Rate Range Program for the period of January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, including providing a Medi-Cal managed care rate range Intergovernmental Transfer of Public Funds ("IGT") to fund the nonfederal share of Medi-Cal managed care actuarially sound capitation rate payments;
b. Authorize the CEO for Natividad or his designee to execute the implementing IGT Agreement between the County and the State DHCS to fund the nonfederal share of Medi-Cal managed care actuarially sound capitation rate payments for healthcare services rendered in the period of January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, plus a 20% assessment fee applicable to non-exempt funds, pursuant to Sections 14164 and 14301.4 of the Welfare & Institutions Code, in substantially the same form as that which has been presented to the Board without significant change to its content;
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Ratify execution by the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") for Natividad Medical Center ("Natividad") or his designee of two Letters of Interest, both dated August 22, 2023, to the California Department of Health Care Services ("State DHCS"), confirming the interest of the County of Monterey d/b/a NMC ("County") in working with State DHCS to participate in the Voluntary Rate Range Program for the period of January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, including providing a Medi-Cal managed care rate range Intergovernmental Transfer of Public Funds ("IGT") to fund the nonfederal share of Medi-Cal managed care actuarially sound capitation rate payments;
b. Authorize the CEO for Natividad or...
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