To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Ratification of Data Use and Disclosure Agreement (DUDA) and Cross-Jurisdictional Data Sharing Policy/Procedure with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and ratify the Department of Health and Human Services - Humboldt County Health Officer's execution of, the attached data use and disclosure agreement with CDPH regarding access to the CalREDIE system for the period of September 16, 2021 through September 15, 2024;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Humboldt County Health Officer, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments, and any other documents directly related, to the attached agreements with the California Department of Public Health, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management, and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one certified copy of the Board order pertaining to this item to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Funds (1175).
DISCUSSION:
On March 11, 2020, the Humboldt County Health Officer declared a Local Health Emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thereafter, on March 26, 2020 (Item D-1), the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 20-25 which authorized department heads, or designees thereof, to execute agreements related to a declared emergency with the requirement that such agreements be subsequently ratified by the Board of Supervisors. Pursuant to Resolution No. 20-25, the Humboldt County Health Officer executed the attached CalREDIE system DUDA with the California Department of Public Health which allows DHHS - Public Health to meet case incident reporting state mandates, ...
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