TITLE
title
DHHS - PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION - PIEDMONT HEALTH SERVICES AND SICKLE CELL AGENCY CONTRACT - AMENDMENT #5 - $111,919
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SPONSOR
sponsor
Merle Green
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BACKGROUND
background
Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency (PHSSCA) provides HIV prevention counseling, testing and syphilis screening services to inmates incarcerated within Guilford County: Greensboro and High Point Jail Systems, and related services. PHSSCA expects to test approximately 1,350 inmates for HIV and 1,300 inmates for Syphilis. The goals for FY2017 are:
1.) Make HIV and syphilis testing in correctional settings a routine part of healthcare;
2.) Identify new cases of syphilis and new cases of HIV early in the disease stage; and
3.) Facilitate newly identified clients into treatment and prevention services
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BUDGET IMPACT
budget impact
FUNDS COMENSURATE WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE FY16-17 BUDGET
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REQUESTED ACTION
requested action
Approve Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency (PHSSCA) Contract, in substantial form, in the amount of $111,919 to be effective June 1, 2016 for a term of one (1) year.
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