DATE: September 10, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Award from the California Department of Public Health for Tuberculosis Control Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive award from the California Department of Public Health for the Tuberculosis Control Local Assistance Base Award ($286,934) and includes Food, Shelter, Incentives and Enablers ($16,048) funds, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
2. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health to execute the State Contractor's Release for the final invoices.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the first recommended action will fund tuberculosis (TB) control activities in the Department of Public Health (Department), which includes screening, case management, treatment, contact investigation, and incentives to improve treatment compliance of TB patients. Approval of the second recommended action will allow the Director of the Department to execute the Contractor's Release for the final invoice at the close of the grant term. The activities are funded with State and Federal funding and any additional costs will be covered with Health Realignment. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would be unable to fully fund TB control activities in the County, leading to a decrease in the TB related services that the Department would be able to provide to residents.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2024. The TB Base Award and Food, Shelter, Incentives, Enablers (FSIE) Award agreement was received from CDPH on June 14, 2024. The agreement is being brought to your Board in accordance with the agenda it...
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