DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreement with California Department of Public
Health for Disease Intervention Specialist Workforce
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue agreement with the California Department of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch, to expand, train, and sustain a response-ready disease intervention specialist workforce, effective July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025, total not to exceed $1,263,190.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will provide new funding from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to support the hiring, training, and retention activities for staffing focused on sexually transmitted diseases (STD), HIV, COVID-19, and other infectious disease prevention and response during the performance period. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended grant agreement, the Department would not have the funding to hire and maintain the staff to conduct activities necessary to expand, train, and sustain a response-ready disease intervention specialist (DIS) workforce.
RETROACTIVE REVENUE AGREEMENT:
The recommended Agreement was received from CDPH on April 14, 2022 and is retroactive to July 1, 2021 and is being brought to your Board in accordance with the agenda item processing timelines.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. If approved, the grant will provide $252,638 annually for five years from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025, for a term maximum of $1,263,190. The Department will rollover the grant's full $252,638 Calendar Year 2021 allocation to Calendar Year 2022.
CDPH allows ...
Click here for full text