DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Ramsey County For Tuberculosis Services
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a joint powers agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for tuberculosis services.
SUMMARY
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 375A.04, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners is, and performs the duties and exercises the powers of, a community health board under Minn. Stat. ch. 145A, including the responsibility to prevent disease and to promote and protect the public health of Dakota County residents.
Dakota County Public Health is mandated under Minn. Stat. ch. 145A to control communicable disease and therefore, ensure tuberculosis services are provided in the form of medical care and case management through the completion of treatment. Dakota County Public Health staff provides tuberculosis case management services to clients in the County with active tuberculosis, latent tuberculosis, and suspect tuberculosis. In addition, specialized clinical services for infectious disease are needed to determine tuberculosis disease treatment requirements to prevent the further spread of tuberculosis. Dakota County is responsible for the costs of tuberculosis clinical services for residents who are uninsured or underinsured.
Due to the lack of a clinic in Dakota County that provides infectious tuberculosis related services, Dakota County Public Health has joint powers agreements (JPA) with Hennepin County and Ramsey County to assist with this need.
By Resolution No. 23-572 (December 16, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the Community Services Director to enter into a JPA with Ramsey County for the delivery of tuberculosis services to Dakota County tuberculosis clients, in a total amount of up to $70,000 for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.
Dakota County Public Health has utilized Ramsey County tuberculosis services since 2010...
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