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TO: EIOARD OF SUPERVISORS - On a
FROM: William Walker; M.D.,Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: November 19, 2008 County
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SUBJECT: Approval of Standard Agreement#28-609-7 with the California Department of Public Health
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to execute, on
behalf of the County, Standard Agreement #28-609-7 (State #08-85397) with the California Department of
Public Health, for HIV laboratory testing services provided by the County's Public Health Laboratory. This
Standard Agreement provides a maximum amount of$22,000 per each fiscal year, not to exceed a total of
$66,000, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. In accordance with the term of the
agreement, County agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the State for any claims arising out of the
performance of this Agreement.
FISCAL,IMIPACT:
Under this .Agreement the State will pay the County on a fixed price of$100 per HIV viral load test. The
maximum amount payable to the County shall not exceed a total of$22,000 per year, not to exceed a total of
$66,000 during the term of the Agreement. No County funds are required.
BACKGR0IJND/REAS6N(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
On August 9, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #28-609-6 (905-45208) with
the State Department of Health Services (now known as the California Department of Public Health, for the
period from,July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008, for the Viral Load Testing Program.
Under Standard Agreement#28-609-7 (State#08-85397),this program will provide a.maximum of 660 viral
load testing services to the County's AIDS Program, as well as to other County Health Department AIDS
programs. The testing is funded by the State Office of AIDS to provide services 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.
Three certified and sealed copies of this Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNAT31:
ACTION OF 130ARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT Y�'�) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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Contact Person: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712) ATTESTED `�Cct_ ,Q,
DAVID TWA, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor Controller
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