To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Work Order Agreement with Heluna Health Regarding the Provision of COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Services and Supplemental Budget (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute, the attached work order agreement with Heluna Health regarding the provision of COVID-19 surveillance testing services for the period of August 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to, and any other documents directly associated with, the attached work order agreement with Heluna Health, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office;
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) fully executed copy of the attached work order agreement with Heluna Health to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing; and
4. Approve the attached supplemental budget in the amount of $250,000 for Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Emergency Preparedness budget unit 1175-455 (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health currently collaborates with local health care providers to perform COVID-19 surveillance testing as part of its participation in the California Department of Public Health's Community Sentinel COVID-19 Surveillance Program. Surveillance testing of mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals helps determine true prevalence of disease within the community which informs response efforts.
The attached work order agreement with Heluna Health will...
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