Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health operates the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic under a grant awarded from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. In order to effectively manage patients with latent and active Tuberculosis, it is necessary to provide specialized physician services. Columbus Public Health has a fulltime physician on staff, and also contracts with The Ohio State University, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, to provide these services for TB patients. The physician on staff at Columbus Public Health is retiring in August, 2014. OSU Internal Medicine, LLC has agreed to provide additional coverage until a new Clinical Provider is hired. Therefore, this ordinance is necessary to authorize the Board of Health to modify the existing contract with The Ohio State University - Division of Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, for additional physician services. This modification for an amount not to exceed $17,500.00, for a total contract amount of $37,500.00, and is for the grant period through December 31, 2014. The contractor's contract compliance number is 311369596, however, this contractor is a nonprofit organization and is exempt from certification.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide continued specialized physician services for patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are budgeted in the Health Department Grants Fund for physician services for the T.B. Clinic. Franklin County will reimburse all expenses under this contract modification.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to modify a contract with The Ohio State University - Division of Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, acting through its practice plan, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, for additional physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic in an amount not to exceed $17,500.00; to authorize the expenditure of $17,500.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund for this contract modification, and to declare an emergency. ($17,500.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a need for specialized physician services to manage patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic; and,
WHEREAS, The Ohio State University - Division of Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, acting through its practice plan, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, can provide physicians who have the expertise required to manage patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic; and,
WHEREAS, a contract modification with OSU Internal Medicine, LLC in the amount of $17,500.00 is necessary in order to provide additional physician services as Columbus Public Health conducts a hiring search for a fulltime Clinical Provider; and
WHEREAS, Franklin County will reimburse all expenses under this contract; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure continuity of services for patients of the TB Clinic; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify a contract with The Ohio State University - Division of Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, acting through its practice plan, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, for specialized physician services for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to modify a contract with The Ohio State University - Division of Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, acting through its practice plan, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, for physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic for the period through December 31, 2014.
SECTION 2. That to pay the costs of said contract modification, the expenditure of $17,500.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Department of Health, Division No. 50-01 as follows:
Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Grant; OCA: 504055 Grant: 504055 Obj. Level 01: 03, Obj. Level 03:3418 Amount: $17,500.00
SECTION 3. That this contract modification is in accordance with the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.