HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10212014 - C.50RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Agreement
#28-320-6 with Alameda County in an amount not to exceed $98,000 for the County to provide HIV Viral Load
Testing and HIV Genotype Testing services, for the period form April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The County will perform HIV testing services for Alameda County on a fee for services basis. No County funds are
required.
BACKGROUND:
This agreement is for the Contra Costa Public Health Laboratory to provide HIV Viral Load testing on a fee for
services basis. The Contra Costa Public Health Laboratory is one of the only laboratories that provide these services.
The testing will be provided by existing staff and will bring revenue into the Department.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/21/2014 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,
M.D. (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: October 21, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, C Rucker
C. 50
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:October 21, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Agreement #28-320-6 with Alameda County for HIV Testing Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Approval of Agreement #28-320-6 will allow the County’s Health Laboratory to perform the HIV Viral Load Testing
and Genotypic HIV Resistance testing to HIV infected persons who are not Medi-Cal eligible, do not have private
insurance, and who otherwise cannot afford this service, Viral Load Testing is important in prognosis and
management of antiviral therapy, through March 31, 2015.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the County will not preform HIV Viral Load testing for Alameda County.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable