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San Juan County adopts reorganized Health Care Assistance Program policy
Summary
The county commission approved an amended and restated Health Care Assistance Program policy to clarify eligibility, provider duties and align procedures with current contracts and staffing; staff said eligibility thresholds and core rules did not change.
The San Juan County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt an amended and restated Health Care Assistance Program (HCAP/HCAF) policy, concluding a staff-driven reorganization meant to match current operations and contracts.
Ellen Wayne, staff member, presented the update and told commissioners, “the HCAP program is established through state statute, which recognizes counties as the responsible agency for ambulance transportation hospital care or the provision of health care to indigent patients domicile within that county.” Wayne said the packet included a redline and a clean version of the proposed policy and that…
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