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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute an Amendment No. 1 to the Central California Alliance for Health Agreement A-13329 for Medi-Cal Capacity Grant 0616-MCHD-CS-CI ("Agreement"), on behalf of Monterey County Health Department, Clinic Services Bureau ("County"), reducing the original grant allocation from $2,500,000 to $497,500 for the support of equipment and furnishing costs at the Seaside Family Health Center.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute an Amendment No. 1 to the Central California Alliance for Health Agreement A-13329 for Medi-Cal Capacity Grant 0616-MCHD-CS-CI ("Agreement"), on behalf of Monterey County Health Department, Clinic Services Bureau ("County"), reducing the original grant allocation from $2,500,000 to $497,500 for the support of equipment and furnishing costs at the Seaside Family Health Center.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH) established the Medi-Cal Capacity Grant Program to support health care providers and community organizations whose efforts help to advance the mission of CCAH, which is to provide timely access to quality health care services and to increase Medi-Cal capacity in their service area. In June of 2016, the Director of Health notified the Board of Supervisors and the County Administrative Officer of the intent to submit an application to CCAH for the Medi-Cal Capacity Grant in the amount of $2,500,000. Grant requirements restrict the use of funds for capital expenditures only, which include construction costs, equipment and furnishings that are necessary for the delivery of care or equipment essential to the operation of the facility and must be incurred by the grant recipient.
In early September of 2016, Monterey County Health Department was notified by CCAH that it had been awarded the Capital Implemen...
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