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SOCIAL SERVICES - Director Bekkie F. Emery
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Social Services Director or Designee to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Partnership Health Plan of California (MCP) and County of Tehama, for the coordination of services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries effective as of the date of last signature for a term of three years
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Financial Impact:
This is a collaborative MOU, with no costs to Social Services or the County.
Background Information:
This new MOU sets forth the roles and responsibilities of both the MCP and Tehama County Social Services. The Managed Care Plan (MCP) is required under the Medi-Cal Managed Care Contract Attachment B, to enter into this MOU to ensure that Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled, or eligible to enroll, in MCP and who are County Child Welfare involved and/or receive foster care services are able to access and/or receive services in a coordinated manner from MCP and County. The parties desire to ensure that Members receive MCP and County services in a coordinated, non-duplicative manner and to provide a process to continuously evaluate the quality of the care coordination.