Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus received funding for the Ryan White Part A HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. This grant requires Columbus Public Health to assure quality medical care to eligible persons living with HIV or AIDS in central Ohio (Franklin, Licking, Delaware, Morrow, Union, Madison, Pickaway and Fairfield counties). The Board of Health will contract with the following medical providers to provide HIV-related somatic medical care and Medical Case Management Services.
OSU Internal Medicine, LLC. - $53,750.00
AIDS Resource Center - $391,315.00
Nationwide Children's Hospital - $77,400.00
AIDS Healthcare Foundation - $108,983.00
The HIV Care Part A grant's purpose is to improve access to medical care for persons living with HIV or AIDS living in Central Ohio. The goal is that each client will achieve viral suppression, which improves their quality of life and reduces the risk of spreading the infection. This grant will enhance medical services for both somatic and behavioral health. It will pay for HIV related doctor's visits, mental health services, substance abuse services, and some oral health care. It also will strengthen the case management and linkage to care (or patient navigation) elements. Columbus is eligible for HIV Care Part A because it has been severely affected by the HIV epidemic. This means that there were at least 1,000, but fewer than 2,000, cases of AIDS reported and confirmed during the most recent period of five calendar years.
These services were advertised through vendor services (SA005137) in October, 2013 according to bidding requirements of the City Code.
The contract compliance numbers and expiration dates for these providers are:
OSU Internal Medicine, LLC. - 311369596 - 1/22/15
AIDS Resource Center - 800813109 - 2/26/15
Nationwide Children's Hospital - 314379441 - n/a
AIDS Healthcare Foundation - 954112121 - 11/7/14
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure that quality medical care is available to eligible persons living wth HIV/AIDS, and to ensure timely payment to providers.
FISCAL IMPACT: These contracts are entirely funded by a grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of ordinance 0464-2014.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into contracts with various medical providers for the provision of HIV-related somatic medical care and medical case management for persons living with HIV or AIDS in Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union counties; to authorize the expenditure of $631,448.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof. ; and to declare an emergency. ($631,448.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has received funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, for the Ryan White Part A HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program; and,
WHEREAS, to reduce barriers to health care, Columbus Public Health seeks a diversity of medical providers, thus giving clients a choice in receiving care at an academic medical center, HIV specialty clinic, or community-based physician's office; and,
WHEREAS, in order to ensure service provisions under the program, it is necessary to enter into contracts with various community medical providers for the provision of HIV-related somatic medical care and medical case management to persons living with HIV or AIDS in Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union counties; and,
WHEREAS, the contract periods are March 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015; now therefore and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract with various community medical providers 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 to enter into contracts totaling $631,448.00 with medical service providers for the provision of HIV-related somatic medical care and medical case management services to persons living with HIV or AIDS in Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union counties, for the period of March 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015 as follows:
OSU Internal Medicine, LLC. - $53,750.00
AIDS Resource Center - $391,315.00
Nationwide Children's Hospital - $77,400.00
AIDS Healthcare Foundation - $108,983.00
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contracts, the expenditure of $631,448.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, Grant No. 501419, OCA Code 501419, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3351.
SECTION 3. That these contracts are awarded in accordance with Sections 329.12 and 329.14 of 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 hereby 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. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.