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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PUBLIC HEALTH
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Control Branch for participation in the 340B Drug Pricing Program as an STD Entity
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Financial Impact:
No financial impact.
Background Information:
Managed by the U.S. Health and Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Pharmacy Affairs, the purpose of the 340B drug pricing program (“340B”) is to “stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services.” Section 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act specifies which covered entities are eligible to participate in 340B, including STD clinics and recipients of federal grants authorized under U.S. Public Health Services Act Section 318.
As a recipient of the Section 318-authorized U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments (PCHD) grant (PS19-1901), CDPH STD Control Branch is eligible to participate in the 340B program. CDPH is also able to confer 340B program eligibility to qualifying STD clinics and other eligible organizations who receive in-kind support purchased with CDC STD PCHD base grant funds. This MOU formalizes an agreement by which CDPH STD Control Branch confers eligibility to the Tehama County Health Services Agency for participation in the 340B program.