Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance number 0648-2016, approved by City Council on March 21, 2016, authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with OSU Internal Medicine, LLC in the amount of $240,000.00 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, 2016 through February 28, 2017.
In 2015 The Ryan White Part A program for the Central Ohio area served nearly 2,400 people living with HIV through several programs including outpatient/ambulatory medical care, mental health services, medical case management, early intervention services, housing services, non-medical case management, emergency financial assistance and medical transportation.
This ordinance is needed to modify and increase contract PO005617 in the amount of $60,000.00 for the total contract amount not to exceed $300,000.00 with OSU Internal Medicine, LLC.
This modification will provide additional funding for OSU Internal Medicine, LLC 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:
OSU Internal Medicine, LLC - 005200 - 2/1/18.
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 o...
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