BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health received funds from Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the FY24 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 service contract for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 with Crosby’s Drugs, Inc., for 340B pharmaceutical distribution services in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00. This ordinance is contingent on the passing of Ordinance 0106-2024 to accept and appropriate the FY24 Ben Franklin Tuberculosis grant program.
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. Crosby’s Drugs, Inc. is the only 340B approved Contract Pharmacy in Central Ohio that supplies tuberculosis medications. Pharmacy services are currently ongoing with Crosby’s Drugs, Inc., and a disruption to those services could be harmful to patients being treated at the Ben Franklin TB Clinic. Crosby’s Drugs, Inc., is familiar with TB clinic prescribing processes, including medication handling, compounding, invoicing, Medicaid billing reconciliation and distribution of 340B medications utilized by the clinic.
Crosby’s Drugs, Inc. contract compliance number is CC-004573.
There is an immediate need for the continuation of contract tracing services to avoid disruption of disease prevention for the public safety. Crosby's Drugs, Inc. has been the provider of specialized, pharmaceutical distribution and provides storage of all CPH-owned 340B medications. There is a national shortage of TB medications due to loss of manufacturers, inefficient...
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