TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Jennifer Ivancie, Staff Services Analyst I
SUBJECT: California Children’s Services Certification with the Department of Health Care Services
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize a certification statement (Agreement No. 8684) with the Department of Health Care Services for California Children’s Services confirming the County's agreement to comply with all applicable provisions of State and Federal laws governing this program for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. (No Fiscal Impact, Mandatory).
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BACKGROUND
The California Children’s Services (CCS) program is mandated by the Welfare and Institutions Code and California Code of Regulations (Title 22, Section 51013) to act as an “agent of Medi-Cal” for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with CCS medically eligible conditions. CCS is administered by the Children’s Medical Services (CMS) branch of Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
CCS provides diagnostic and treatment services, medical case management, and physical and occupational therapy services to children and youth, ages 21 and under, with CCS-eligible medical conditions. CCS also provides medical therapy services to be delivered at public schools. Currently, approximately 70 percent of CCS-eligible children are Medi-Cal eligible.
This certification is an acknowledgment that Napa County, as the Local Governing Body, will comply with all applicable laws, regulations and policies in regard to the CCS Program.
Approval of this certification is mandatory to allow Napa County’s Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Public Health (PH) Division to draw down funding for reimbursement for program expenses related to mandatory activities in the CCS program.
DHCS requires the County sign a new certification statement at the start of each Fiscal Year, thus creating the need for this new agreement. Certification documents were received from the State in September 2024.
Requested action:
Approve and authorize a certification statement (Agreement No. A-8684) with the Department of Health Care Services for California Children’s Services confirming the County's agreement to comply with all applicable provisions of State and Federal laws governing this program for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Mandatory |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If this certification is not signed, the County will not be eligible to receive reimbursement for program expenses related to mandatory activities for the CCS program. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.