File ID: 24-1362 Date: 7/22/2024
SUBJECT
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An Ordinance of the City of Laredo, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate revenues and expenditures in the Public Health Fund in the amount of $300,000.00 for the Health Resources & Services Administration 340B drug pricing reimbursement program, with no match, for the City of Laredo Public Health Department for the term period from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, and amend the City of Laredo Public Health Department FY2023-2024 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Position Listing by creating one Compliance Manager, 210 position, one Program Coordinator, 207 position, one Medical Office Assistant II, 205 position, and one Health Educator II, 204 position. Funding is available in the STD - 340B - Public Health Department Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
None.
BACKGROUND
The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) 340B Program enables covered entities to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services. Eligible health care organizations/covered entities are defined in statute and include HRSA-supported health centers and look-alikes, Ryan White clinics and State AIDS Drug Assistance programs. To participate in the 340B Program, eligible organizations and covered entities must register and be enrolled with the 340B program and comply with all 340B Program requirements. Once enrolled, covered entities are assigned a 340B identification number that vendors verify before allowing an organization to purchase 340B discounted drugs, expanding pharmaceutical access to underserved, uninsured, and low-income populations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
recommendation
Staff recommends that Council introduces the Ordinance.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2024
Budgeted Y/N?: Y
Source of Funds: STD 340-B Program
Account #: 226-6515
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: ...
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