ADOPTED -
Agenda Item
No. 38
Introduced by the
Human Services and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM GRANT SUBCONTRACT WITH THE INGHAM HEALTH PLAN
CORPORATION
RESOLUTION #04-225
WHEREAS, the Ingham Health Plan
Corporation (IHPC) was awarded three years of funding by the Health Resources
Services Administration (HRSA) under the Healthy Communities Access Program
(HCAP); and
WHEREAS, in January 2004, HRSA notified the IHPC that $141,269 in
unexpended funds from years one and two of the grant had been carried forward
into year three; and
WHEREAS, $134,269 of this total amount was unexpended because the
Patient Visit Redesign process was still underway in the health centers, and
the redesign teams had not yet defined all of the specific redesign innovations
to be implemented at the end of year two; and
WHEREAS, the health center redesign teams have now completed their
processes and defined how the remaining redesign funding should be allocated;
and
WHEREAS, the HCAP grant also funded, through a contract with
Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission, a very successful demonstration project
co-locating substance abuse case managers in Ingham
County health centers; and
WHEREAS, the health center redesign teams have determined that the
co-location of substance abuse case managers is a top priority of their Patient
Visit Redesign models; and
WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that the Board of
Commissioners authorize an amendment to the HCAP subcontract with the IHPC.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham
County Board of Commissioners authorizes an amendment to the Healthy
Communities Access Program grant subcontract with the Ingham
Health Plan Corporation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amendment shall increase grant
funds available to
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the additional funding shall support the
purchase of equipment and furniture and the renovation of health centers as
directed by the Patient Visit Redesign Project, and to contract with Mid-South
Substance Abuse Commission to support the co-location of substance abuse case
managers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is authorized to amend
the Health Department’s 2004 budget to implement this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized
to sign the amendment after review by the
HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Hertel, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant, Nevin
Nays: None Absent: Schor,
Severino
Approved 7/19/04
FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden, De Leon, Thomas
Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved
7/21/04