LA County Board

40. Promoting Health Care Engagement Among Vulnerable Target\nPopulations at Risk for or Living with HIV and STDs Services Contract\nAmendment\nRecommendation: Approve and instruct the Director of Public Health to execute\nan amendment with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, for promoting health care\nengagement among vulnerable target populations at risk for or living with HIV\nand STDs (Vulnerable Populations), to increase the annual funding by\n$300,000, from $500,000 to $800,000, 100% funded by Centers for Disease\nControl and Prevention (CDC) Integrated HIV Programs for Health Departments\nto Support Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States (EHE) funds and\nexisting Departmental resources, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;\nand authorize the Director to take the following actions: (Department of Public\nHealth) APPROVE\nAmend eight Vulnerable Populations contracts with AltaMed Health\nServices, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles LGBT Center\n(two contracts), Center for Health Justice, In the Meantime Men's Group,\nInc, Men's Health Foundation, and Bienestar Human Services, Inc., to\nextend the contract terms for 12 months, at a combined annual maximum\nobligation of $5,332,063, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;\nExecute future amendments to the contracts that provide an increase or\ndecrease in funding up to 10% above or below each period’s annual\nbase maximum obligation, effective upon amendment execution or at the\nbeginning of the applicable contract period, and make corresponding\nservice adjustments, as necessary;\nExecute change notices to the contracts that authorize budget\nmodifications, and corresponding service adjustments to the scope(s) of\nwork(s), as necessary, changes to hours of operation and/or service\nlocations, and/or corrections of errors in the contract’s terms and\nconditions; and\nImmediately suspend any contract upon issuing a written notice to\ncontractors who fail to perform and/or fully comply with program\nrequirements, terminate contracts for convenience by providing a\n30-calendar day advance written notice to contractors, and accept\nvoluntary contract termination notices from contractors. (23-3701)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence