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Approval of the National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Local Fun mg Agreement #28-
SUBJECT: 307-2 for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 with the State Department of Health Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration(HRSA)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMF,NDATIONlCI:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Art Lathrop) to execute on behalf of
the County, Standard Agreement #28-307-2 with the State Department of Health Services, Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to pay the County an amount not to exceed $741,028, for
the period from September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006, for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program.
FISCAL, IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in $741,028 of funding through the State to the County Emergency
Medical Services for participation in the National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program, for fiscal
year 2005-2006. No County funds are required.
BACKGROUNDIREASON(S) +
The California Department of Health Services is one of the recipients of the Federal Health and Human
Services (HRSA) grant awards for Bioterrorism Preparedness. These funds to California includes funds
to be awarded to each County on a formula basis to prepare hospitals, community clinics, and emergency
medical services to met specified goals related to critical benchmarks of the Federal Program. These
benchmarks include hospital bed surge capacity, pharmaceutical caches to provide prophylaxis hospital
and first responders, personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, decontamination systems for
patients and providers, communications and information technology to establish secure and redundant
communication with and between healthcare facilities, education and preparedness training for.healthcare
personnel, and terrorism preparedness exercises. Due to delays at the State level, County Contracts for
FY 2005-2006 (Year 4) for the period from September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006 have just been
processed. Failure to submit an executed agreement to the California Department of Health Services by
February 21, 2006, may result in the County not receiving the Year 4 (HRSA) funding.
On October 11, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract#28-307-1 with California Department
of Health Services, for the period from September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005. Approval of
Agreement #28-307-2 will continue integrated emergency response training of the medical/health system
for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program,
through August 31, 2006.
Three sealed/certified copies of this Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for
submission to the State.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
r/RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
s-- APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): CLZ4-.�'l
ACTION OF BOARD O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
AYES: SUPERVISORS PIEPHO, I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
DeSAULNIER, GLOVER, GIOIA AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
NO NONE AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: SUPERVISOR UIL.KEMA
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTESTED / / c)-
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK F THE BOAND OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Art Lathrop (646-4690)
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
State Dept. of Health Services BY &""0' DEPUTY