HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1988.03.10 - 17530_ Miscellaneous Resolution March 10., 1988
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE- RI(-EAPr. G. c',1-,PRRITT, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MEDICAL CARE FACILITY - OPPOSITION TO THE CCERNOR'S REDUCTION
IN REIMBURSEMENT RAT7e,
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen
WHEREAS, the Governor has proposed reducing the reiMbursement rates to
County Medical Care Facilities to the level of reimbursement currently provided
to regular nursing homes; and
WHEREAS, THE Oakland County Medical Care Facility provides a higher
level of care to meet the needs of patients discharged from acute care
hospitals but still requiring intensive nursing and medical service not readily
available in skilled nursing homes; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Medical Care Facility also admits patients
with contagious diseases, multi-diagnoses, and other atypical needs not accep-
ted by nursing homes; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Medical Care Facility provides for the indigent
and those persons unable to meet private pay requirements by accepting Medicaid
patients without other financial conditions or requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's proposal would require Oakland County to discon-
tinue services to those patients requiring care above the skilled nursing
home level or it would require the County to increase the budgeted subsidy
for the Medical Care Facility by approximately $765,000; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's proposal would cause the Counties Medical Care
Facilities in the State to lose approximately $23 million in federal funds
while saving the state only $11 million.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland CountyBoardof Commissioners
opposes the reductions in the reimbursement rates to County Medical Care
Facilities as proposed by the Governor.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the
Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate representing Oakland
County.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to all members of the house Social Services Appropriations Committee and
the Senate Social Services Appropriations Committee.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, T
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
, Chairperson
10th day of /7 ) March_ 19 88
Cd lld,. ALLEN -
Coun y Clerk/Register of Deeds
RESOLUTION NO. 88057
March 10, 1988
Moved by Richard Skarritt supported by Gosling the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Luxon, McConnell, McDonald, Angus McPherson, Ruel McPherson,
Moffitt, Oaks, Page, Pernick, Rewold, Rowland, Skarritt, Aaron, Bishop, Caddell,
Calandro, Crake, Doyen, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, Richard Kuhn, Susan Kuhn. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County oF Oak l and and haying a seal
do hereby certify that f have coqDared the annexed copy of
this Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Ci ..:TIssioners
at their meeting held on March 10, 1988
with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and
that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the
whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
hand and affixed the
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