Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus received funding for the Ryan White Part A HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. This grant requires Columbus Public Health to assure quality medical care to eligible persons living with HIV or AIDS in central Ohio (Franklin, Licking, Delaware, Morrow, Union, Madison, Pickaway and Fairfield counties). The Board of Health will contract with AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center in the amount of $573,535.00 to provide HIV-related somatic medical care and medical case management services.
The HIV Care Part A grant’s purpose is to improve access to medical care for persons living with HIV or AIDS living in Central Ohio. The goal is that each client will achieve viral suppression, which improves their quality of life and reduces the risk of spreading the infection.
These services were advertised through vendor services (SA005686) in December, 2014 according to bidding requirements of the City Code.
The contract compliance number for AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center is 800813109 and it expires 2/17/17.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure that quality medical care is available to eligible persons living wth HIV/AIDS, and to ensure timely payment to providers.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by a grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into contract with AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center for the provision of HIV-related somatic medical care and medical case management services for persons living with HIV or AIDS in Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union counties; to authorize the expenditure of $573,535.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; and to declare an emerg...
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