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a. Conduct a public hearing, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code section 1442.5 (Beilenson Act), beginning on June 5, 2018 at the hour of 9:00 a.m., to receive public input on the proposed elimination of and/or proposed reduction in the level of medical services provided by the County, effective July 1, 2018, in the following programs of the Monterey County Health Department, Public Health Bureau ("Public Health Programs").
1. Reduce Communicable Disease Prevention and Control program.
2. Eliminate Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for individuals diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) disease.
3. Eliminate the New Immigrant TB Screening program.
4. Reduce the County Public Health Clinical Laboratory.
5. Eliminate the Whole Person Care Case Management program.
6. Eliminate One Nurse Home Visitation Supervising Public Health Nurse.
b. Provide direction to staff relative to the proposed elimination of and/or proposed reduction in the level of medical services provided by the County, effective July 1, 2018, in the Public Health Programs, including, among other things:
1. Approve elimination or reduction in the level of medical services provided by the County or, alternatively, continue matter for further consideration and review at a later Board meeting;
2. Direct staff to provide further reports or information to the Board at a later Board meeting;
3. In the event of an elimination of and/or reduction in the level of medical services provided by the County, designate the Monterey County Health Department to provide a 24-hour information service that can give eligible people immediate information the available services and access to them;
4. In the event of an elimination of and/or reduction in the level of medical services provided by the County, designate the Monterey County Health Department to receive and respond to complaints from people eligible for services of County medical facilities;
5. In the event of an elimination of and/or redu...
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