TOBY DOUGLAS EDMUND G. BROWN JR.August 13th, 2013
FiledAugust 13th, 2013The purpose of this letter is to notify counties of the 2013 Medi-Cal Privacy and Security Agreement (Agreement) and to provide counties with instructions for returning signed Agreements to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). This letter supersedes All County Welfare Directors Letter No. 12-27. The purpose of the Agreement between DHCS and each County Welfare Department (CWD) is to ensure the security and privacy of the Medi-Cal Personally Identifiable Information. The federal Social Security Administration (SSA) is requiring that DHCS enter into these Agreements with CWDs because they are viewing SSA information during the Medi-Cal eligibility determination process. All 58 counties are required to sign the 2013 Agreement.