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MEMO : V TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: John Day, Deputy CounJ,y~j~e~ Jim Cook, DSS DirectOr 10-28-02 Community Free Clinic I am writing to ask that you make arrangements for the Board of Commissioners to consider the attached budget amendment request at its meeting scheduled for 11-18-02. This amendment provides for an increase in the number of hours of Medicaid eligibility worker support the Department provides the Community Free Clinic under an existing contract from 18 to 24 hours per week Revenues are affected, so this is submitted for Board consideration. During the past two years, the Department has outposted an Income Maintenance Caseworker at the Community Free Clinic to screen patients for Medicaid eligibility, and where appropriate, to take applications. The Caseworker has in recent months, worked 18 hours per week. We have employed this worker through a temporary services agency. The Community Free Clinic has paid the 50% non-federal matching share of costs, with federal funds covering the balance of costs. At this point, in order to handle an increasing workload, the Clinic has requested an increase of six hours per week in the number of hours of service.provided. It has secured funding from the Cabarrus Community Care Plan (Medicaid managed care program) to cover the non-federal share of costs. (See the attached letter from Cindy Oakes.) The attached budget amendment request provides for the increased number of hours of expense with offsetting revenues. (It additionally brings the CommunitY Free Clinic share of costs to 50% of total expenses budgeted.) Please advise me of any additional information that may be needed. Thank you. Department of Social Services 1303 South Cannon Blvd. Kannapolis, NC 28083 (704)920-1400