HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11052013 - C.84RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, an
Agreement #72-048 with the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a government agency, to provide data
analysis services of tuberculosis (TB) infection test results, for the period from April 1, 2013 through March 31,
2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Agreement isa non-financial agreement. No County funds required.
BACKGROUND:
Under this Agreement the Health Services Department’s Public Health Division and VA will engage in research
collaboration of TB data including false-positive Quantiferon-Interferon Gamma Releasing Assay test results,
through March 31, 2014.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this agreement is not approved, County and VA will not participate in a collaborative analysis of TB false positive
test results.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/05/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Wendel Brunner, MD,
313-6712
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 5, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker
C. 84
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 5, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Agreement #72-048 with the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs