DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Vincent R. Nathan, PhD, MPH
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-Wide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing Agreements with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes the following agreements related to the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's (Metro Health's) Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Control Program (TB Program) with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT):
(A) A Professional Services Agreement for TB physician services related to the treatment of patients with active TB infection in an amount not to exceed $120,000.00 for a term beginning October 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2017 with the option to renew for up to one, one-year term funded by the General Fund; and
(B) A Professional Services Agreement for TB physician services related to the treatment of patients with latent TB infection (LTBI) as part of the Metro Health's participation in the Texas Department of State Health Services Tuberculosis Identification and Treatment Project (DSHS TB Project) under the Texas Medicaid 1115 Waiver for an amount not to exceed $198,735.00 for a term beginning October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
As the local health department for the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, Metro Health is charged with investigating all suspected and confirmed cases of active TB and provides prompt diagnosis and treatment through a process of Directly Observed Therapy (DOT). Metro Health's TB Clinic operations also comprises of patient care for active TB patients. The UTHSCT is one of five Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers (RTMCCs) in the United States, and is the only one in Texas funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of TB Elimination, to provide medical and technical consultation services related to various aspects of TB control. As such, the UTHSCT is the only entity with this level of expertis...
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