Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has been awarded a revenue contract from the Ohio Department of Health in an amount not to exceed $11,400 for the provision of environmental lead risk assessment services for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Under this contract, the Ohio Department of Health will reimburse the Columbus Health Department to conduct on-site environmental lead risk assessments for Medicaid eligible participants in the county Department of Human Services HEALTHCHEK program. The environmental lead risk assessments are to be conducted pursuant to ODH protocols and standards.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure timely reimbursement to the City.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Ohio Department of Health will reimburse the Health Department $575 per environmental lead risk assessment performed for a maximum of eighteen (18) assessments. ODH will also reimburse the Health Department $70 per lead investigation without risk assessment for lead poisoned children for a maximum of fifteen (15) investigations for the year. The revenue will be deposited into the Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a revenue contract from the Ohio Department of Health for the provision of environmental lead risk assessment services, in an amount not to exceed $11,400, and to declare an emergency. ($11,400)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Health has a need for on-site environmental lead risk assessments for Medicaid-eligible participants in the HEALTHCHEK program; and,
WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Health intends to contract with the Columbus Health Department to provide environmental lead risk assessments during the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a revenue contract with the Ohio Department of Health 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 into a revenue contract with the Ohio Department of Health for the provision of on-site environmental lead risk assessments for Medicaid-eligible participants in the HEALTHCHEK program for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
SECTION 2. 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.