Title
Authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center ("NMC") to execute the Agreement for Public Hospitals Providing Outpatient Services ("Agreement") with the California Department of Health Care Services ("State DHCS"), permitting the State DHCS to receive reimbursement from the County of Monterey for the administrative costs of operating the Public Hospital Outpatient Services Supplemental Reimbursement Program, on the same or substantially similar contract terms and conditions, for the period July 1, 2017, through and including, June 30, 2018, subject to review and approval of County Counsel and County Auditor-Controller.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors;
Authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center ("NMC") to execute the Agreement for Public Hospitals Providing Outpatient Services ("Agreement") with the California Department of Health Care Services ("State DHCS"), permitting the State DHCS to receive reimbursement from the County of Monterey for the administrative costs of operating the Public Hospital Outpatient Services Supplemental Reimbursement Program, on the same or substantially similar contract terms and conditions, for the period July 1, 2017, through and including, June 30, 2018, subject to review and approval of County Counsel and County Auditor-Controller.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On September 21, 2002, the Governor signed AB 915 (Frommer), which among other programs established the Medi-Cal Outpatient Certified Public Expenditure Program, codified at Welfare & Institutions Code Section 14105.96. This AB 915 Program allows for federal supplemental payments for otherwise unreimbursed Medi-Cal outpatient hospital fee-for-service ("FFS") expenses based on certified public expenditures ("CPE") incurred at public hospitals. The supplemental payments are claimed and paid out yearly to the participating providers. The County has received a total of $25.5 million on otherwise unre...
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