Counties are encouraged to join a webinar on the long-awaited
Medi-Cal Inmate Program (MCIP) this Monday, November 14 from 10
a.m. to noon.
Hosted by the Department of Health Care Services, the webinar
will focus on the program requirements and the role of counties,
jails, and medical providers as the state rolls out this new
program to allow counties or providers to draw down federal
Medicaid funding for inmates who are treated for more than 24
hours at medical facilities that are offsite or separate from
county jails.
CSAC, along with the County Health Executives Association of
California, the California Association of Public Hospitals and
Health Systems, the County Welfare Directors Association, and the
California State Sheriffs Association, worked over these two
years with the Department to implement MCIP. Large issues
included how counties that participate will help pay for
administration of the program, which entities may claim federal
funds, and how counties or providers may put up required federal
matching funds. While each county that chooses to opt into the
MCIP program will likely implement it according to their existing
jail and provider structure, the MCIP program was designed to be
flexible enough to accommodate different models.
All counties are encouraged to participate in the webinar on
Monday by registering here.
DHCS will release the MCIP program documents either later today
or on Monday. CSAC’s Administration of Justice and Health and
Human Services teams will continue to participate in the program
implementation process; should you have questions, please contact
either Darby Kernan at dkernan@counties.org or Farrah
McDaid Ting at fmcdaid@counties.org.
