Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has collaborated with the Ohio State University Student Health Center and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office to offer Chlamydia and gonorrhea lab testing services. It is necessary to enter into a revenue contract to provide the foundation for these lab testing services. Under these revenue contracts, the Ohio State University Student Health Center and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office will reimburse the Board of Health for the provision of Chlamydia and gonorrhea lab testing services, for the period of February 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007.
Emergency action is requested to ensure timely reimbursement to the Board of Health.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Ohio State University Student Health Center and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office will reimburse the Board of Health for costs related to the services provided for the lab testing. The revenue will be deposited into the Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into revenue contracts with the Ohio State University Student Health Center and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office for the provision of lab testing services in an amount not to exceed $50,000; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into revenue contracts to offer quality lab testing services to the Ohio State University Student Health Center and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office; and,
WHEREAS, under these revenue contracts, the Ohio State University Student Health Center and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office will reimburse the Board of Health for the provision of Chlamydia and gonorrhea lab testing services; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into these revenue contracts for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and to ensure timely reimbursement to the...
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