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8 <br /> and Human Services to reconcile the state portion of the amount of Medicaid <br /> reimbursement owed to each Health Department for the cost of providing medical and <br /> dental services to Medicaid recipients. Medicaid Cost Settlement payments, as one time <br /> payments, are budgeted toward capital improvements like renovations of parts of Health <br /> Department facilities that serve Medicaid eligible patients. $426,632 of these funds will be <br /> appropriated in a transfer to the General Fund and were included in the Fiscal Year 2022- <br /> 2023 Approved Budget in anticipation of this allocation. The remainder of these funds, <br /> $1,080,352, will be appropriated to the Medicaid Maximization account in the Capital Fund, <br /> outside the General Fund, for the purpose of future renovations of facilities that support <br /> Medicaid eligible patients. This amends the following Medicaid Maximization Capital <br /> Project Ordinance: <br /> Medicaid Maximization Capital Project($1,506,984) - Project#30012 <br /> Revenues for this project: <br /> Current FY 2022-23 FY 2022-23 <br /> FY 2022-23 Amendment Revised <br /> Medicaid Maximization Funds $12,853,987 $1,506,984 $14,360,971 <br /> Total Project Funding $12,853,987 $1,506,984 $14,360,971 <br /> Appropriated for this project: <br /> Current FY FY 2022-23 FY 2022-23 <br /> 2022-23 Amendment Revised <br /> Medicaid Maximization <br /> Expenditures $12,853,987 $1,506,984 $14,360,971 <br /> Total Costs $12,853,987 $1,506,984 $14,360,971 <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is <br /> applicable to this item: <br /> • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY <br /> The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding <br /> necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for <br /> themselves and their dependents. <br /> Department of Social Services <br /> 17.The Department of Social Services has additional revenue totaling $218,739 in multi-year <br /> DSS Client Services Fund. This revenue includes: Adoption Enhancement, Foster Care <br /> Donations, General Assistance Donations and Interest on Investment, and will be used for <br /> various expenses for adoption, foster care and general assistance. These funds will be <br /> appropriated outside of the General Fund in the DSS Client Services Fund. <br /> 18.The Department of Social Services has earned interest in the amount of $9,547 from the <br /> Heusner Trust Fund. The Heusner Trust Fund is for children in Foster Care who attend <br /> college or university. The funds can be used for tuition, to purchase books and other <br /> school-related materials. These funds will be moved to the DSS Client Services Fund and <br /> used for the same purpose so that the Heusner Trust Fund can be closed. This increases <br /> the authorization in the Heusner Trust Fund and the DSS Client Services Fund by $9,547. <br /> Items 17 and 18 collectively will amend the DSS Client Fund Project Ordinance as follows: <br />