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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 17, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #28-891 from the California Department of Public Health, Refugee Health Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/17/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	William Walker, M.D. 925-957-5410)
cc:	D Morgan M Wilhelm

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: January 17, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Agreement #28-891 with the California Department of Public Health, Refugee Health Program to set forth privacy and security requirements for the Refugee Health Electronic Information System (RHEIS), for the period January 1, 2017 through September 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a non-financial agreement. No financial impact to the County.

BACKGROUND:

The Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP) allows for the provision of health assessment services to refugees, asylees, entrants from Haiti and Cuba, Special Visa immigrants, certified victims of human trafficking, and other eligible entrants as required in the California Refugee Health Assessment form (CDPH 8418A). Based on the assessment, communicable diseases are treated on the new arrivals, as well as other Contra Costans, who are not protected from disease. In addition, this program provides highly trained and culturally appropriate medical interpreters for the County’s Afghan, Russian, Vietnamese, Lao and Mien clinics (13-per week). The RHEIS Data Use and Disclosure Agreement allows exchange of refugee data between Health Services Department and California Department of Public Health.

Approval of this Agreement #28-891 will set forth information privacy and security for the RHEIS through September 30, 2020. This agreement includes agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless the State for any and all claims arising out of performance under this agreement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, the County will not have access to data necessary to support RHAP program and RHEIS data will not be exchanged between Contra Costa Health Services Department and California Department of Public Health.

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