TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: December 8, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Fee for Service Agreement with County of Solano in an Amount Not to Exceed $60,000 for the Provision of Mandated Laboratory Testing Services Through the Napa-Solano-Yolo-Marin Public Health Laboratory, Effective December 15, 2020 through June 30, 2021
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Fee for Service Agreement with County of Solano in an amount not to exceed $60,000 for the provision of mandated laboratory testing services through the Napa-Solano-Yolo-Marin Public Health Laboratory, effective December 15, 2020 through June 30, 2021; authorize a Health and Human Services Agency Branch Director to sign any amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
California State Code requires each county with a population over 50,000 to provide public health laboratory services either through operation of its own laboratory or through arrangements with an outside agency. Mendocino County currently fulfills requirements for these mandated testing services through a contract with Sonoma County. Mendocino's contract with Sonoma County expires on December 31, 2020.
The Public Health Branch of the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) requests Board approval of a fee for service contract with Solano County for continued provision of mandated services through June 30, 2021, after which HHSA anticipates joining the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JEPA) that exists between Napa, Solano, Yolo, and Marin Counties. Through the JEPA, these four counties have established a joint public health testing laboratory located in Solano County and known as the Napa-Solano-Yolo-Marin County Public H...
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