The Commission shall be comprised of Commissioners appointed by the Board of Supervisors of each member county. Unless and until the Commission, by formal action, establishes a different formula or system of membership, Commission representation for each member county shall be based on the number of Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in the Commission’s health plan in each county according to the following formula:
(a) Zero (0) to forty-five thousand (45,000) Medi-Cal beneficiaries within the county equals one Commission seat.
(b) Forty-five thousand one (45,001) to sixty thousand (60,000) Medi-Cal beneficiaries within the county equals two Commission seats.
(c) Sixty thousand one plus (60,001+) Medi-Cal beneficiaries within the county equals three Commission seats.
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors will prioritize the selection of members from the following settings: safety net providers, including providers at federally qualified health centers, behavioral health providers, regional center providers, local education authorities, dental providers, Indian Health Service facility providers and hospital providers with special efforts to select candidates, as opportunity allows, who reflect the diversity of the community and regions including, but not limited to race, ethnicity, language, and disability status.
Members appointed by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall be selected as follows:
(1) The Director of Health & Human Services will serve as the “County Representative”and primary member representing the County of Yolo unless otherwise specified by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors.
(2) Other members will be nominated by local health care providers that serve Medi-Cal beneficiaries such as hospitals, physicians, community clinics and health centers.
The Yolo County Health & Human Services Director will receive and evaluate nominations and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. The Director will endeavor to ensure that one member will be a physician. (§ 2, Ord. 1565, eff. February 22, 2024)