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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute the 340B Contract Pharmacy Services Agreement ("Agreement") with Walgreen Co. ("Walgreens"), allowing Walgreens to manage and dispense the County Health Department's 340B Drugs to eligible Monterey County Health Department (Clinic Services) patients, at eligible retail pharmacy locations, for a five-year (5) period, from March 25, 2014 to March 25, 2019, unless terminated sooner by either party;
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed 10% of the annual amount and do not significantly change the scope of work; and
c. Accept non-standard risk provisions, as recommended by the Director of Health.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute the 340B Contract Pharmacy Services Agreement ("Agreement") with Walgreen Co. ("Walgreens"), allowing Walgreens to manage and dispense the County Health Department's 340B Drugs to eligible Monterey County Health Department (Clinic Services) patients, at eligible retail pharmacy locations, for a five-year (5) period, from March 25, 2014 to March 25, 2019, unless terminated sooner by either party.
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed 10% of the annual amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
c. Accept non-standard risk provisions, as recommended by the Director of Health.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
According to Section 340B of the Federal Public Health Services Act, the Department of Health's, Clinic Services Bureau ("Clinic Services"), who operates seven (7) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)-Look Alike Clinics, is able to purchase outpatient drugs for eligible patients at discounted rates from drug manufacturers who enter into...
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