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C. 61
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date: November  2, 2021
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Approval of Agreement #28-941-1 with California Department of Public Health

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   11/02/2021
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
ABSENT:
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Ori Tzvieli, M.D., 925-608-5267
cc: Marcy 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:     November  2, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Participation Agreement #28-941-1 with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), including agreeing to indemnify the State, to participate in the California Public Health Laboratories COVID-19 Initiative to provide molecular analysis complementary to current diagnostic and assessment testing performed in Contra Costa County, for the period from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a nonfinancial agreement.


BACKGROUND:

This agreement allows the Contra Costa Public Health Department to conduct COVID-19 related investigations and assessments in partnership with CDPH and other partnering counties. Investigation and assessment activities include enhanced laboratory testing for outbreak investigations, contact tracing, determining potential reinfections, control measures in high-risk settings and high-risk populations, coordinating with connected jurisdictions and healthcare systems to improve understanding of transmission among communities, and to better inform public health action to Health and Safety Code section 100325.  

On December 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved #28-941 with CDPH to participate in the California Public Health Laboratories COVID-19 Initiative to provide molecular analysis complementary to current diagnostic and assessment testing performed in Contra Costa County, for the period from December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021.  
  
Approval of Agreement #28-941-1 will allow the County to continue to participate in the California Public Health Laboratories COVID-19 Initiative to provide molecular analysis complementary to current diagnostic and assessment testing, through November 30, 2024. This agreement includes agreeing to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the State for claims arising out of County’s performance under this contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the agreement is not approved, COVID-19 transmission investigation will remain based on traditional case investigation methods without support of additional laboratory-derived genetic data from coordinating jurisdictions.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

If the agreement is not approved, determining infection transmission point-of origin for children and youth COVID-19 positive cases may be more challenging.

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