Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health for the Ryan White Part A Supplemental Grant Program. 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 grant funds awarded provide for multiple contracts HIV-related non-medical services and care. The term of the contracts is November 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018 in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 among the contracts.
The contracts named in the approved grant application are:
Southeast Inc. 31-0940189 $119,250.00
Equitas Health 80-0813109 $121,506.00
AIDS Healthcare Foundation 95-4112121 $ 31,532.00
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital 31-6056230 $ 27,712.00
TOTAL: $300,000.00
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure that quality medical care is available to eligible persons living with HIV/AIDS, and to ensure timely payment to providers.
FISCAL IMPACT: The ODH HIV Care Part A Supplemental Grant Program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health. This program does not generate any revenue or require a city match. This Ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance No. 3005-2017 that authorizes the acceptance and appropriation of $300,000.00 for the 2017-2018 ODH HIV Care Part A Supplemental Grant Program.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into various contracts for the ODH HIV Care Part A Supplemental Grant Program; to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, $300,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health to supplement the HIV Ca...
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