California Code of Regulations
Title 4 - Business Regulations
Division 10 - California Health Facilities Financing Authority
Chapter 6 - Lifeline Grant Program
Section 7219 - Evaluation Criteria

Universal Citation: 4 CA Code of Regs 7219

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Applications shall be scored on the following:

(1) A description of the Health Facility and its operation as it currently exists. Description must include, at a minimum, the geographical area served, the Vulnerable Populations served, services provided, day-to-day operations including hours/days of operation, staff qualifications and number of staff, how long the Health Facility has been in operation, and sources of current revenue. (Required, zero points)

(2) Describe the effects to the Health Facility and its operations as a result of any federal government reduction or elimination of funds that impact any reimbursement or eligibility for participation in any federal program or initiative. Describe how the Grant funds will be used to maintain the operation of the Health Facility and a projection of how long the Grant funds will sustain the Health Facility. Describe each of the items below as it relates to the reduction or elimination of federal government assistance and how the Grant funds will be utilized to positively impact the effects of a federal government reduction or elimination of funds. (50 points)
(A) Financial Impact. Provide specifics, i.e., the current amount of federal government assistance received, the amount of reduction or elimination, and the percent of the revenue and expenses this reduction or elimination represents to the total operating budget.

(B) Services Provided. May include elimination of one or more of the Medical Health Services specified in Section 7213, subdivision (u).

(C) Vulnerable Populations Served. If the federal government reduction or elimination affects Vulnerable Populations, specify the population(s) affected; i.e., the specific effects to that population, percentage of Health Facility patients impacted, and the impact on the community.

(D) Day-to-Day Operations. If the federal government reduction or elimination affects day-to-day operations, specify that effect [i.e., number of staff impacted (may include staff layoffs, classification and duties of impacted staff; salary/hourly rate cuts) and decrease in days and hours of Health Facility operation].

(b) Additional points will be given as follows:

(1) Three points to a Health Facility located in a Rural or Frontier Medical Service Study Area.

(2) Two points to Federally Qualified Health Center ("FQHC") or FQHC Look-Alike facilities.

1. New section filed 2-23-2018 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Government Code section 15438.11; operative 2-23-2018 (Register 2018, No. 8). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-22-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section, including amendment of subsections (b)(1)-(2), refiled 8-22-2018 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Government Code section 15438.11; operative 8-22-2018 (Register 2018, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-20-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Refiling of 8-22-2018 action 11-19-2018 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Government Code section 15438.11; operative 11-21-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.1(d) (Register 2018, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-19-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-19-2018 order transmitted to OAL 12-4-2018 and filed 1-16-2019 (Register 2019, No. 3).

Note: Authority cited: Section 15438.11, Government Code. Reference: Section 15438.11, Government Code.

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