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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 15, 1998 Action Agenda Item No. g- rn SUBJECT: Medicaid Maximization Funds DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~ BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1~ ATTACHMENT(S): Letter(s) from NC Department of Health and Human Services INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary L. Summers, Health Director Extension 2412 Allocation Plan TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To accept the Medicaid maximization funds allocated to Orange County for the period October 1994-September 1997. BACKGROUND: Beginning in 1994, the federal government required each state to "set aside" a portion of annual Medicaid earnings as a potential cushion against overspending those funds. Since that time, the federal government has not used all of the withheld funds . Last yeaz, Orange County received a portion of the federal cost settlement funds for fiscal yeaz 1994-95. Those funds were used to purchase equipment and furnishings for the Health Department offices and clinics at Southern Human Services Center. The allocation recently received by the Health Department includes the remainder of 1994-95 and full year reimbursements for federal fiscal years 1995-96 and 1996-97. These funds aze re-allocated based on Medicaid earnings for the year and aze very dependent on federal and state Medicaid performance. As with all Medicaid reimbursement, the funds aze required to be budgeted and expended to fiuther the objectives of the program that generated the receipts. Funds may be expended for a variety of public health needs and activities or they may be held in reserve for future needs of the department. The memoranda from the State on page 4 of this abstract provides information related to the expenditure of these funds. The funds aze not to replace current budget allocations for these program azeas. The total amount of funds allocated to the Orange County Health Department for the period October 1994 -September 1997 is $235,481. A proposed spending plan is included on page 3 of this abstract. The proposal includes expending funds for non-recurring items. Priority has been given to replacing older equipment, meeting OSHA requirements, and possibly redesigning clinical space.