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File #: 8651   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 8/15/2023 Department: In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority
On agenda: 8/22/2023 Final action: 8/22/2023
Subject: Contract with the Health Care Employees/Employer Dental and Medical Trust Fund for Health Insurance
Attachments: 1. CON-IHSS PA-8-22-23-Health Care Employees-Employer Dental Medical Trust, 2. Item #83 Executed BAI, 3. 23-875 Executed Contract
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY
AND RECORD OF ACTION

August 22, 2023

FROM
MYETTE CHRISTIAN, Acting Executive Director, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority

SUBJECT
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Contract with the Health Care Employees/Employer Dental and Medical Trust Fund for Health Insurance
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, approve a contract with the Health Care Employees/Employer Dental and Medical Trust Fund, including non-standard terms, to provide health insurance coverage for enrolled In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Care Providers, at a total cost not to exceed $99,734,135, retroactively effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028.
(Presenter: Myette Christian, Acting Executive Director, 891-9108)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.

FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The funding required of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority (PA) for IHSS PA Care Provider health insurance coverage is based on the negotiated rate of $0.32 per provider hour worked. The total amount of this contract will not exceed $99,734,135 and will be funded 50% ($49,867,068) with federal funds, 33.5% ($33,410,935) with State Funds, and 16.5% ($16,456,132) with Social Services Realignment funds. Adequate appropriation is included in the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority's (IHSS PA) 2023-24 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended contract will allow IHSS PA to continue to provide approximately 2,200 enrolled IHSS PA Care Providers (Care Providers...

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