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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute Amendment No. 1 to 340B Administrative Services Agreement (“Agreement”) with Wellpartner, LLC., (“Wellpartner”) adding a 340B identifier to Agreement A-14592 for eligible 340B contract pharmacy locations designated by the County of Monterey Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (“Clinic Services”); and
b. Authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute Amendment No. 1 to 340B Administrative Services Agreement (“Agreement”) with Wellpartner, LLC., (“Wellpartner”) adding a 340B identifier to Agreement A-14592 for eligible 340B contract pharmacy locations designated by the County of Monterey Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (“Clinic Services”); and
b. Authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) operates twelve community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which provide preventative, primary, and specialty medical care services.
Section 340B of the Public Health Services Act mandates that pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the Medicaid program enter into agreements with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide discounts on covered outpatient drugs to eligible government-supported health care entities.
As a 340B-eligible entity, Clinic Services must enroll each eligible clinic site in the HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) database to generate unique 340B identifiers for program ma...
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