San Francisco Department of Public Health

AGENDA: HEALTH COMMISSION MEETING

Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 3:00 p.m.
101 Grove Street, Room #300
San Francisco, CA 94102

THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON THIS AGENDA AT 2:00 P.M. THE HEALTH COMMISSION WILL ACT ON THOSE ITEMS OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM

1) CALL TO ORDER

2) PROPOSED ACTION: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 4, 2003
*Minutes of March 4, 2003

3) PROPOSED ACTION: APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
(Commissioner Lee Ann Monfredini)

(3.1) CHN/San Francisco General Hospital - Request for approval of a contract renewal with Pharmaceutical Care Network, in the amount of $2,700,000, for pharmacy benefits management services targeting CHN indigent clients, for the period of April 1, 2003 to June 30, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo, Monitoring report summary

(3.2) PHP-Behavioral Health Services - Request for approval of a contract renewal with MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., in the amount of $2,809,848 per year, for a total contract amount of $6,322,158, to provide pharmacy benefits management services targeting indigent consumers of mental health treatment services, for the period of April 1, 2002 through June 30, 2005.
* Calendaring request memo, Monitoring report summary, Client demographic information form

(3.3) PHP-Behavioral Health Services - Request for approval of two new retroactive contracts with Mount Saint Joseph-Saint Elizabeth and Fred Finch Youth Center, in the total amount of $1,995,786, to provide day treatment intensive services, medication support and mental health services for youth ages 12 through 19, for the period of February 15, 2003 through June 30, 2005.
* Calendaring request memo, Client demographic information forms

(3.4) PHP-Behavioral Health Services - Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with St. Mary's Medical Center, for the provision of acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services, in the amount of (1) $170,000 in City funds targeting uninsured adolescents, and (2) $4,000,000 in Medi-Cal funds for four hospital providers targeting Medi-Cal beneficiaries, for the period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo, Client demographic information forms, Monitoring report summary

(3.5) PHP-Behavioral Health Services - Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with Mt. Diablo Medical Pavilion for the provision of 24-hour acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services, in the amount of (1) $100,000 in City funds targeting uninsured children and adolescents, and (2) $4,000,000 in Medi-Cal funds for four hospital providers targeting adult Medi-Cal beneficiaries, for the period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo, Monitoring report memo, Client demographic information form

(3.6) PHP-Behavioral Health Services - Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with Saint Francis Memorial Hospital for the provision of 24-hour acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services in the amount of (1) $50,000 in City funds targeting uninsured adults, and (2) $4,000,000 in Medi-Cal funds for four hospital providers targeting adult Medi-Cal beneficiaries, for the period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo, Monitoring report summary, Client demographic information forms

(3.7) PHP-AIDS Office - Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., in the amount of $745,649, to provide HIV research services targeting high-risk men, for the period of July, 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo, Client demographic information form, Monitoring report summary

(3.8) PHP-AIDS Office - Request for retroactive approval of a new contract with Centerforce, Inc., in the amount of $112,373, to provide HIV prevention services including an expanded public information campaign and program enhancement services targeting incarcerated and post-release populations at San Quentin State Prison and Central California Women's Facility, for the period of January 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo

(3.9) PHP-AIDS Office - Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with Glide Foundation, in the amount of $572,620, to provide HIV prevention services targeting defined behavioral risk populations, for the period of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2004.
* Calendaring request memo, Client demographic information form, Monitoring report summary 

(3.10) PHP-AIDS Office - Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with Mission Neighborhood Health Center, in the amount of $142,702, to provide HIV prevention services targeting defined behavioral risk populations, for the period of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo, Client demographic information form, Monitoring report summary 

(3.11) PHP-AIDS Office - Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with UCSF/Urban Health Study, in the amount of $545,518, to provide HIV prevention services targeting defined behavioral risk populations, for the period of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo, Client demographic information form, Monitoring report summary 

(3.12) PHP-AIDS Office - Request for retroactive approval of a two-year contract renewal with Instituto Familiar de la Raza, in the amount of $380,144 per year, for a total contract amount of $760,288, to provide HIV prevention services targeting Latino behavioral risk populations, for the period of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2004.
* Calendaring request memo, Monitoring report summary, Client demographic information form

(3.13) PHP-AIDS Office - Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with St. James Infirmary, in the amount of $96,262, to provide HIV prevention services targeting behavioral risk populations, for the period of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo, Client demographic information form, Monitoring report summary

(3.14) PHP-AIDS Office - Request for approval to retroactively accept and expend a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in the amount of $830,615, for "Club-Drugs and HIV Risk Behavior in High-Risk Men", for the period of March 1, 2003 to February 28, 2008.
* Calendaring request memo, Grant information form, Budget pages, Award data

(3.15) PHP-AIDS Office - Request for approval to accept and expend retroactively subcontract funds from the University of California, San Francisco, in the amount of $93,523, for "University Technical Assistance Projects in Support of the Global AIDS Programs" for the period of January 1, 2003 to September 29, 2003.
* Calendaring request memo, Grant information form, Budget pages

4) FOR DISCUSSION: DIRECTOR'S REPORT
(Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., Director of Health - Report on activities and operations of the Department.)
*Report

5) FOR DISCUSSION: PRESENTATION OF THE FY 2003-04 CONTINGENCY BUDGET REDUCTION PROPOSAL
(Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., Director of Health)
*Budget

6) PUBLIC COMMENTS**

7) CLOSED SESSION: CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVACY RIGHTS/CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL INFORMATION

  1. Public comments on all matters pertaining to the closed session
  2. Vote on whether to hold a closed session to protect individual privacy rights under the State and U.S. Constitution and to maintain confidentiality of protected information under State and Federal law.
  3. Closed session to protect individual privacy rights under the State and U.S. Constitution and to maintain confidentiality of protected information under State and Federal law.
    FOR ACTION: Consideration of an appeal by a City employee of a denial of the determination for catastrophic illness status pursuant to Section 16.9-29 of the San Francisco Administrative Code
  4. Reconvene in Open Session

Possible report on action taken in closed session (Government Code Section 54957.1(a)5 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(b)(4).)

Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).) (Action Item)

8) ADJOURNMENT

* Explanatory documents are available at the Health Commission Office, 101 Grove Street, Room #311, telephone 554-2666.
** Opportunity for members of the public to address the Health Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Health Commission. Additionally, public comments will be taken for each agenda item.

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