DATE: April 23, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with California Department of Public Health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Participation Agreement with the California Department of Public Health for access to the California Integrated Vital Records System effective upon execution by the California Department of Public Health for a term of five years ($0); and
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee, to execute Amendments to the Agreement with California Department of Public Health, subject to approval by County Counsel as to legal form, for the Integrated Vital Records System related to new standards and requirements imposed by the California Department of Public Health.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action would allow the Department of Public Health (Department) to continue to have access to the California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) Integrated Vital Records System (Cal-IVRS), a single platform of birth, death, and fetal death registration systems and databases. Access to the system would allow the County to continue to meet its obligations regarding vital records including birth and death certificates. The second recommended action would authorize the Director of the Department, or designee, to execute Amendments, pending County Counsel's review and approval, related only to new Federal and State standards and requirements. The authorization will allow Amendments to be made at the Director level instead of returning to the Board each time. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department would not have permission to collect, create, access, use, and Cal-IVRS data. The data is necessary due to the Department's obligations regarding birth, death, a...
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