Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Williams
Department: Human Services Division: Elderly & Veterans Services
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Referral Rate Agreement, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 1, between Broward County and service providers offering continuation of home-and community-based services to eligible Broward County elderly residents, in the estimated aggregate amount of $9,000,000, effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, with two one-year renewal options; authorize the County Administrator to execute the individual agreements (subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney) with qualified service providers; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the agreements.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission") approval is required to approve the terms and conditions of standard form agreements, to approve the distribution of funds to qualified service providers, and to authorize the County Administrator to execute the individual agreements.
What Action Accomplishes
Allows the Elderly and Veterans Services Division ("EVSD") to enter into reimbursement agreements with qualified service providers to deliver home and community-based services to clients enrolled in the state-funded Alzheimer's Disease Initiative ("ADI"), Community Care for the Elderly ("CCE"), and Home Care for the Elderly ("HCE") Programs; the Broward County funded Community Care for the Elderly Waitlist Reduction ("CCE WLR") Initiative; and the Non-Department of Elder Affairs Adult Day Care Program ("NDP") funded by the Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County Inc. ("Council"). This action further authorizes the County Administrator to execute the individual agreements with the service providers.
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