LA County Board

38. Los Angeles County Ability-To-Pay Plan Amendments\nRecommendation: Approve the Ability-to-Pay Plan changes proposed by the\nDepartment of Health Services (DHS), to increase the availability of health\nservices to low-income residents of the County by expanding charity care\neligibility and offering more generous financial assistance; authorize the\nDirector of Health Services to implement such changes as proposed, by\ndeveloping appropriate policies and procedures, including the ability of DHS to\ntake any and all necessary operational and administrative steps including,\nwithout limitation, drafting policies, filing documentation with the State, or other\nrelevant entities, establishing suitable screening criteria and record keeping\nrequirements, informing stakeholders about such changes, updating\npatient-facing documents in various languages, and training DHS’ workforce to\napply those relevant policies and procedures, with these changes to be\naccomplished with input from legal counsel regarding compliance with\napplicable laws, regulations, rules, and guidance; and approve and affirm, the\nextension of, the following DHS patient discount programs: Discount Payment\nProgram, Sensitive Services Discount Payment Program, and Extended\nPayment Program, except as pursuant to future action by the Board, the\npreceding extensions will be for the maximum allowable time. (Department of\nHealth Services) APPROVE (23-0811)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence