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 physicians who meet 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 - Division of Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, acting through its practice plan, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, in the amount of $60,000 for the period through December 31, 2008. The contractor's contract compliance number is 311369596, however, this contractor is a nonprofit organization and is exempt from certification.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide continued specialized physician services for patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic.
FISCAL IMPACT: $60,000 is budgeted in the Health Department Grants Fund for physician services for the T.B. Clinic. Franklin County will reimburse all expenses under this contract.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University - Division of Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, acting through its practice plan, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, for physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic, to authorize the expenditure of $60,000 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof, to waive provisions of competitive bidding, and to declare an emergency. ($60,000)
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WHEREAS, the Health Department has a need for specia...
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