REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 15, 2022
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Master Employment Agreement for Enhanced Care Management
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Master Employment Agreement No. 22-1082, effective November 15, 2022, for the Enhanced Care Management program to retain program staff as part of the new California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Program, updating employment terms and benefits, through June 30, 2024.
2. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer, or the designated Department Director, to execute individual Employment Agreements and amendments for the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Program, effective through June 30, 2024, with the option to extend the term for a maximum of three, successive one-year periods.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the program expenses are funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and reimbursed to San Bernardino County (County) on behalf of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC), Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), Department of Public Health (DPH), and Office of Homeless Services (OHS), through the Inland Empire Health Plan and IEHP Health Access (collectively referred to as "IEHP") based on a capitation (healthcare payment) system that uses a value-based methodology.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Effective January 1, 2022, the County implemented a new initiative from DHCS, called Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports (CS) as part of the Californi...
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