Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department 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. The Medical Director of the Health Department contacted area physicians specializing in Infectious Disease and/or Pulmonary medicine, expressing a need for these specialized services in the TB Clinic. OSU Hospitals responded and can provide a physician who meets the special criteria. Formal bids were not solicited, therefore, this ordinance waives competitive bidding provisions. This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, acting through its practice plan, DMF of Ohio, Inc., in the amount of $52,000 for the period January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide continued specialized physician services for patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic.
FISCAL IMPACT: $85,000 is budgeted in the Health Department Grants Fund for physician services for the T.B. Clinic. This contract is for $52,000, however, the Health Department is planning to contract with additional physicians to ensure coverage for the clinic. Franklin County will reimburse all expenses under this contract.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, acting through its practice plan, DMF of Ohio, Inc., for physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic, to authorize the expenditure of $52,000 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof, to waive provisions of competitive bidding, and to declare an emergency. ($52,000)
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WHEREAS, the Health Department has a need for specialized physician services to ma...
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