Memorandum
Date: March 16, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: EXTRA ITEM: (a) Consideration of "extra" agenda item, and, (b) Consideration of Memorandum of Understanding Between California Government Operations Agency and the County of Lake
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
(a) This item is being submitted as an "extra" agenda item. The justification for this request to consider an item not on the posted agenda is as follows:
This item came to my attention subsequent to the posting of the current agenda and there is a need to take action before the next agenda.
(b) I am requesting your Board consider the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between California Government Operations Agency and the County of Lake.
As your Board is likely aware, the state originally advised counties that they would be required to enter into a contract with Blue Shield as the third-party administrator in order to participate in the statewide vaccinating provider network, despite the fact that counties are already operating vaccination sites. In response to the concerns of the counties and the preference to enter into agreements with the state versus the third-party administrator, this MOU has been drafted through the collaborative efforts of the counties and the state.
Approval of this MOU is required for our County to continue to administer COVID-19 vaccinations and ensures the state will exercise reasonable effort to allocate sufficient doses of the vaccine for our administration to eligible individuals. This MOU requires each provider to use MyTurn.ca.gov to submit all required data reasonably necessary to manage the statewide vaccine network. This MOU requires that the County, as a provider of vaccinations, follow state criteria in determining eligibility for vaccination appointments, prioritization of appointments,...
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