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1�eighborhood H E A L T H Yakima Neighborhood Health Services 12 South 8"' St, PO Box 2605 Yakima WA 98907-2605 Phone (509) 454-4143 Fax (509) 454-3651 www.ynbs.org Health Benefit Exchange — Navigator Assistance Memorandum of Understanding for Unfunded Partner Yakima Neighborhood Health Services and Kittitas County Public Health Department Purpose: Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is a nonprofit organization which administers a contract with the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (WAHBE) for the purpose of providing Navigator services as described in the Affordable Care Act. Yakima Neighborhood Health Services desires to establish a broad based network of cooperating organizations which similarly desire to enroll as malty persons as possible into Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. Yakima Neighborhood Health Services can provide certain enrollment related services of benefit to cooperating organizations as a result of its experience and relationship with the Washington Health Benefit Exchange. Kittitas County Public Health Department also desires to enroll as many persons as possible into insurance coverage. Kittitas County Public Health Department acknowledges and sees benefit in participating in regional network of organizations whose purpose is also to maximize enrollment under the ACA. Kittitas County Public Health Department desires to access, at no cost, certain services which Yakima Neighborhood Health Services provides and are listed in the agreement. Yakima Neighborhood Health Services will provide: • Assistance with troubleshooting applications (access to YNHS Enhanced User) • Navigator network formation and coordination • Management of communication between Navigator network and Washington Health Benefit Exchange • Monthly conference calls with Navigator network partners to address overall process and implementation issues related to implementation of the Health Benefit Exchange and Affordable Care Act • Required process and systems training for Navigator network staff ■ Inform Navigator network of required training in LMS • Assistance with outreach, including co -coordination of outreach events • Monitoring and reporting of enrollment activity for region and individual Navigator organizations with Yakima Neighborhood Health Services Navigator network Kittitas County Public Health Department will: • Assure that Navigator network staff attends required training. • Assure that all Navigator staff have 4 N 1 Attestation verifying that he/she meets establish credentials and qualification, including: �MroA Accredited by the Joint Commission Patient Centered Medical Home Level 3