TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Gaby Angeles, Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Agreement No. 250090B with OLE Health dba CommuniCare OLE
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 250090B with Ole Health dba CommuniCare OLE, for a maximum of $452,738 for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, for the provision of the Dental Access Program. (Fiscal Impact: $452,738 Expense; Health and Human Services Agency Fund and General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
On June 4, 2024, the Board heard and approved Napa County HHSA staff recommendations for leveraging funding to support objectives of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), specifically approving the recommendations for Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) grant awards. The CHIP is a 3-year plan that has been developed from data gathered from the Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Napa Older Adults Assessment (NOAA) processes. As an integrated agency administering social, public health, and behavioral health services and funding, HHSA strategically aligned three funding streams, Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), and Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF) to target the five priority areas identified in the CHIP: Access to Health Services, Housing, Race Equity and LGBTQ Inclusion, Economic Stability, and Behavioral Health. The MSA grant process evaluated and recommended projects aligned with the first four of these priority areas, and MHSA and OSF funds were directed to support the priority area of Behavioral Health.
On August 6, 2024, the Board considered 36 agreements totaling $10,824,956 to meet the needs expressed in the CHIP objectives. One of the 36 contracts included a contract with Ole Health for a maximum of $452,738 for the Dental Access Program. However, due to Board Member recusals regarding the contract with Ole Health, there were insu...
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