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C. 54

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	November 8, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #28-377-2 with California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/08/2022

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:	Ori Tzvieli, M.D., 925-608-5267
cc:	L Walker 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: November 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Data Use and Disclosure Agreement #28-377-2 with California Department of Public Health, for the CalCONNECT System (hereinafter “CalCONNECT”) for data use and disclosure of public health conditions, including Monkeypox (MPX), for statewide surveillance, for the period of three years from the date both parties sign the agreement.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a nonfinancial agreement.

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this agreement is to improve the efficiency of surveillance activities and early detection of public health events including COVID-19 and MPX through the collection of more complete and timely surveillance information on a statewide basis. The CalCONNECT System database includes demographic, epidemiologic (including clinical information, risk factor information, and laboratory test results information), and administrative information on reportable diseases collected for the purpose of case investigation, disease prevention and surveillance. Contractor and county have been contracting for data use and disclosure of surveillance activities and early detection for public health events since August 1, 2018.

On July 27, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-377-1 with the California Department of Public Health to allow the County to report and receive data for its Public Health Division’s Communicable Disease, HIV/Sexually Transmitted Disease Programs, through July 31, 2024. This agreement included mutual indemnification to hold the other party harmless from any claims arising out of the performance of this agreement.

Approval of Agreement #28-377-2 will supersede the prior agreement and will allow the County to continue to report and receive data for the period of 3 years from the date both parties sign the agreement and include MPX surveillance.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, the Public Health Division will not be able to include MPX in the surveillance activities and early detection for public health events in Contra Costa County.