DATE: March 7, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreement with the California Department of Public Health for HIV Surveillance Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with the California Department of Public Health for the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) Surveillance Program, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019 ($256,539).
2. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health to execute the Contractor's Release Form for submission with the final invoice.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will provide funding from the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS (CDPH-OA) to support the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) Surveillance Program. These funds will be used to maintain HIV/AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) surveillance infrastructure to ensure timely and complete case reporting from medical settings, laboratories and HIV testing sites. Upon completion of activities, a Contractor's Release Form must be submitted with the final invoice to CDPH. The funds will support one (1) Communicable Disease Specialist at 0.5 FTE and one (1) Office Assistant at 0.38 FTE and their associated indirect costs. The retroactive revenue agreement allows indirect cost recovery for salaries and benefits, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
No viable options are available. Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department would not be able to accept the HIV Surveillance Program funding reducing the services the County may provide.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended revenue agreement for the HIV Surveillance Program was received from CDPH on January 20, 2017. The recommended agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2016 and is effective through June 30, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net Cou...
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