New Health Services Referral Agreement Between County and American Indian Health and Services

Original title: Consider recommendations regarding County Health Department (CHD) and American Indian Health and Services Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the MOU between the CHD and American Indian Health and Services to facilitate patient referrals between the agencies resulting in shared access to dental services at American Indian Health and Services and Specialty and Obstetrics services at CHD for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028; b) Approve and authorize the County Health Director to extend the MOU between CHD and American Indian Health and Services for up to an additional term of two years through June 30, 2030 in accordance with Section 6.A of the MOU, and to make immaterial changes pursuant to Section 6.K of the MOU, upon review and approval by the Auditor-Controller, Risk Management, and County Counsel, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind the delegation at any time; and c) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and are exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.