Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance number 0862-2015, approved by City Council on April 20, 2015, authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the amount of $271,162.00 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) for the contract period of March 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016.
This ordinance is needed to modify and increase contract EL017151 in the amount of $180,774.00 for the total contract amount not to exceed $451,936.00 with Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
This modification will provide additional funding for Nationwide Children’s Hospital for the provision of Outpatient Ambulatory and Medical Case Management services. These services were advertised through vendor services (SA005686) in December, 2014 according to bidding requirements of the City Code.
This modification is necessary because the supplemental grant award was not known until the end of May, making it necessary to add additional funding in a later ordinance. The modification amount was determined based on negotiations with the vendor and data from the previous year.
The contract compliance number for this provider is:
Nationwide Children’s Hospital - 316056230 - n/a.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure sufficient funding is available to provide quality medical care to eligible persons living with HIV/AIDS, and to ensure timely payment to this provider.
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 modify an existing contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for the provision of outpatient ambulatory 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 $180,774.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($180,774.00)
Body
WHEREAS, $180,774.00 in additional funds are needed for the continued provision of HIV-related outpatient ambulatory care and medical case management services for Nationwide Children’s Hospital; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify and increase contract EL017151 with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for these services; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure so that timely payment for HIV Care services can proceed without interruption; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify the contract with Nationwide Children's Hospital for outpatient and ambulatory services for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to modify and increase contract EL017151 with Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the amount of $180,774.00 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $451,936.00.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contract modification, the expenditure of $180,774.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, Grant No. 501519, OCA Code 501519, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3351.
SECTION 3. That this modification is awarded in accordance with Sections 329 of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.