RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
- Nebulizers and equipment for home sputum induction totaling up to $400 and purchased through Amazon.com, Inc.;
- Various gift cards with a value of $20 each and a total amount not to $33,420 for gas and food, as follows:
ARCO 418 cards
Target 418 cards
Savemart 418 cards
Safeway 417 cards
- Client rental assistance payments totaling no more than $4,000
Additional transportation for client access to medical appointments (total up to $3,000) and staff travel for education (up to $600) expenditures are also part of the grant allocation plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment will result in an increase of $41,426 for additional food, shelter, incentives and enablers (FSIE) allotment for FY 2022-2023 from the State of California, TB Control Branch, which will be available for payments as detailed above. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department’s Public Health Division maintains a TB Control Program, which serves all reported TB patients and their contacts in Contra Costa County. Outreach services are provided to reach the “Hard-to Reach” people with TB and those at high risk. The TB Control Program staff work within the Communicable Disease Section in collaboration with the HIV/AIDS Program, Substance Abuse Programs, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers, and providers throughout the County. This grant has been awarded to Contra Costa County since 1990.
On July 12, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved acceptance of Grant Award #29-393-35 with the California Department of Public Health, TB Control Branch, to pay the County in an amount not to exceed $316,958, for the County’s TB Control Program for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
On October 4, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved acceptable of Grant Award Amendment #29-393-36 with the California Department of Public Health, TB Control Branch, for the TB Control Program, to increase the amount payable to the County by $28,387 to a new total of $345,345 for the County’s TB Control Program with no change in the term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Approval of Grant Award Amendment #29-393-36 will allow the Department to receive additional funds for FSIE allotment of $41,426 for clients diagnosed with TB through June 30, 2023. The additional Award of $41,426 was received by the Health Department on December 22, 2022, which is the amount the Department is requesting approval to be used for food, shelter, incentives and enablers (FSIE). The FSIE allotment will be used for $20 gift cards at Arco, Target, Savemart and Safeway, transportation financial support to medical appointments, nebulizers and equipment for home sputum induction, staff travel for education, and rental financial assistance for clients.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the County will not receive additional funds for services and financial supports needed to ensure TB clients have access to appropriate treatment, and may result in an increasing spread of TB in our communities.