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BOCC AGENDA ITEM
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| Item Title: | County Medically Indigent Program | | Date: | 9/25/2017 | | Department: | County Manager for the Nassau County Health Dept. |
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| | | | | | | | | Background: | The Health Care Responsibility Act (HCRA) places the financial responsibility for emergency services at out-of-county hospitals on the patient's county of residence. Generally, these funds pay for hospital services only.
The County Medically Indigent Program (CMIP) is a companion program to HCRA. CMIP provides early intervention with medical specialists to reduce the incident of emergency room admissions and provides assistance to clients who otherwise can not afford maintenance medications. In FY 2007-2008, the BOCC requested that the Health Dept. fund the CMIP from operating revenues. | | Request: | Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Memorandum of Agreement with the Nassau County Health Department, Contract No. CM2467, for the County Medically Indigent Program (CMIP).
| | Financial/Economic Impact to Future Years Budgeting Process or Effect on Citizens: | | N/A | | Action Requested and Recommendation: | | Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Memorandum of Agreement with the Nassau County Health Department, Contract No. CM2467, for the County Medically Indigent Program (CMIP). | | Is this action consistent with the Nassau County Comprehensive Land Use Plan? | | NA | | Funding Source: | N/A
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| Additional Information Needed for Contracts/Agreements (If Applicable) | | | Contract Number assigned by Contracts Management: | | CM2467 | | For non-governmental agencies, has the document been sent to the vendor for signature? | | No | | Does the document need to be recorded? If so, who will pay the recordation fee? | | N/A | | Are there any special mailing instructions? (Include contact name, address, deadline for submittal, how to mail such as express mail, FedEx, etc): | | Send two originals to Stefanie Thomas at the Health Dept. She will obtain Dr. Seidel's signature and will return one to the County for our records. | | How many originals are needed? | | Two |
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