Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 21-236, approving and authorizing the Snohomish County Executive to execute the State/Federal Agreement #2169-20179 with the State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services
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DEPARTMENT: Human Services
ORIGINATOR: Janet Gant
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approve
PURPOSE: Approve and Authorize County Executive to Execute Washington State Department of Social and Health Services State/Federal Agreement
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Expedited processing is respectfully requested to ensure that long term care client services are not interrupted or delayed. The State/Federal agreement was included in the Human Services 2021 GWP, but the County received more funds than anticipated, thus requiring Council approval.
The State/Federal Agreement #2169-20179 is for the funding period of July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022. The maximum agreement amount is $11,639,458.00. The State/Federal agreement provides funding for the provision of services, either directly or through administrative oversight, of the Snohomish County Long Term Care and Aging Area Plan. The Area Plan includes the following services:
1. Title XIX Medicaid for Medicaid Case Management and Nursing Services
2. Core Services Contract Management
3. Adult Day Services
4. Community Living Connections/Information and Medicaid Administrative Claiming
5. Washington Roads
6. Senior Citizens Services Act
7. State Family Caregiver Program Kinship Caregiver Support Program
8. Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
9. Home Delivered Meals
10. Senior Drug Education
11. Agency Worker Health Insurance and Caregiver Training for Non-Medicaid Services
Due to COVID-19 pandemic impacts, disaster relief, and recovery efforts, many of the programs and requirements in this statement of work have been granted flexibilities as a result of Federal program waivers approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, in management bulletins ...
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