TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: November 19, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
PHONE:
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network in the Amount of $450,000 to Provide Services in Compliance with the California Department of Public Health's Syringe Exchange Certification Program throughout Mendocino County, Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Retroactive Agreement with Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network in the amount of $450,000 to provide services in compliance with the California Department of Public Health's Syringe Exchange Certification Program throughout Mendocino County, effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
July 10, 2012, BOS Agreement No. 12-071, Item No. 4(o).
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network (MCAVHN) has been serving the local community since 1987. Pursuant to the proposed contract, MCAVHN will provide services in compliance with best practices of the California Department of Public Health's Syringe Exchange Certification Program. The purpose of the contract is to reduce the spread of infectious diseases that threaten public health, improve the safe disposal of syringes while reducing the inappropriate disposal of syringes and medications, and engage individuals who are injection drug users and connect them with recovery and treatment services.
Expanded services include: organizing regularly scheduled needle exchanges and collecting used needles from peop...
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