RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION ACCEPTING REVISIONS TO THE COUNTY’S HEALTHCARE FOR THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT POLICY, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COUNTY’S WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 17000 RESPONSIBILITIES

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, Welfare and Institutions Code section 17000 et. seq. require counties to adopt standards of aid to serve the medically indigent resident population; and

WHEREAS, County Ordinance Code section 2.64.050 requires the County to adopt policies and procedures regarding health service programs, including Welfare and Institutions Code section 17000 et. seq. policies; and

WHEREAS, in 2005, this Board adopted and ordered the implementation of a policy to ensure provision of Healthcare to the Medically Indigent, which was referred to as the Wellness, Education, Linkages, Low Cost (WELL) Program; and

WHEREAS, this Board deems it appropriate to revise the WELL Program to align it with current efforts taking place through, among other efforts, the Health System Redesign Initiative, the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Adult Health Care Coverage Expansion, and the Access and Care for Everyone (ACE) Program; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board for its consideration and acceptance, proposed revisions to the Healthcare to the Medically Indigent /ACE Program.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the revisions to the County’s Healthcare for the Medically Indigent Policy are hereby accepted and that this policy shall be implemented.

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