REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 1, 2022
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Amendment to the Provider Participation Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services for the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Provider Participation Agreement No. 20-283 (State Agreement 20-MCIPSANBERNARDINO-36), with the California Department of Health Care Services for the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program, retroactively effective January 1, 2022.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) will present to the Board of Supervisors (Board) the financial details once they are made available by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). With respect to the Sheriff, the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program (MCIP) will allow for the continuation of cost avoidance for inpatient services provided by non-county facilities by an estimated $1,000,000. Sufficient appropriation and revenue are included in the ARMC 2021-22 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this amendment will add an additional provision and update an incorrect citation in the original agreement which requires the County to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and to ensure that qualifying inmate patients that have speech, hearing and/or visio...
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