BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health received funds from Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis (TB) grant program. Columbus Public Health (CPH) serves as the tuberculosis control unit for Franklin County. In that capacity, CPH serves as the local authority for all aspects of TB surveillance and reporting, medical management, and prevention and control activities in Franklin County.
This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a service contract for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 with Crosbys Drugs dba CDI Long Term Care, LLC for 340B pharmaceutical distribution services in an amount not to exceed $110,000.00.
This ordinance is contingent on 3316-2025.
The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) 340B Program enables covered entities to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services. Crosbys Drugs dba CDI Long Term Care, LLC is the HRSA-approved 340B contract Pharmacy in Central Ohio that supplies tuberculosis medications. CPH is requesting that the competitive bidding provisions outlined in Chapter 329.18 of the Columbus City Code be waived.
Crosbys Drugs dba CDI Long Term Care, LLC contract compliance number is CC-004573.
EMERGENCY: Pharmacy services are currently ongoing with Crosbys Drugs dba CDI Long Term Care, LLC for patients in treatment, and a disruption to those services could be harmful to patients being treated at the Ben Franklin TB Clinic. The vendor is familiar with TB clinic prescribing processes, including medication handling, compounding, invoicing, Medicaid billing reconciliation and distribution of 340B medications utilized by the clinic. There is an immediate need for the continuation of contract tracing services to avoid disruption of disease prevention for the public safety.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by a grant award from the Franklin County Board of...
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