DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Authorization of an Agreement with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) for tuberculosis (TB) physician services related to the treatment of patients with Latent TB Infection (LTBI) as part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's (Metro Health) participation in the Texas Department of State Health Services Tuberculosis Identification and Treatment Project (DSHS TB Project), a project of the Texas Medicaid 1115 Waiver for an amount not to exceed $209,451.00 for a term beginning January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
As the local health department for the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, Metro Health's TB Clinic operations comprises of patient care for active and latent TB patients. The UTHSCT Heartland National TB Center is one of four Centers of Excellence 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 expertise available within the state to provide these services. On September 29, 2016, City Council authorized an agreement with UTHSCT for TB physician services for high risk individuals identified as having LTBI through increased targeted TB testing for a term ending December 31, 2017. Increased testing and treatment focuses on persons at higher risk for contracting TB such as refugees and foreign born individuals, persons living in congregate settings such as homeless shelters and drug rehabilitation centers, and individuals living with HIV and diabetes.
In addition, on January 12, 2...
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