Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PHSS - Public Health & Social Services

Directors' Update: July 8, 2020

Business Meeting: July 13, 2020

Summary:

Approving a grant agreement with the Providence Health Care Foundation/Centralia for up to $40,000.00 using Coronavirus Relief Funds. Funding will be used for rapid testing capacity and to provide point of care testing for patients at Providence Centralia Hospital. The Hospital agrees to test Lewis County residents associated with outbreak investigations as referred by Lewis County Public Health and Social Services (LCPHSS).

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Cecily Clemons 914 South Scheuber Rd. Centralia WA 98531

Additional Copies To: JP Anderson, John Abplanalp, Tamara Hayes, Sandy Andrus, Becky Butler and Stacey Loflin

Resolution

WHEREAS, the US Treasury has made payments from the Fund to States and eligible units of local government; the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); and Tribal governments (collectively “governments”); and

WHEREAS, the CARES Act requires that the payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) only be used to cover expenses that (1) are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19); (2) were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020, (the date of enactment of the CARES Act) for the State or government; and (3) were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Lewis County was the recipient of a CRF Grant in the amount of $4,371,400 through the Washington State Department of Commerce for costs incurred in response to the COVID-19-related public health emergency during the period of March 1, 2020, through October 31, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the COUNTY has determined that eligible expenditures include medical expenses for COVID-19-related expenses of public hospitals and measures to increase COVID-19 treatment capacity, costs of providing COVID-19 testing including serological testing, emergency medical response expenses, including emergency medical transportation related to COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, the Providence Health Care Foundation/Centralia has requested a grant using CRF for rapid testing capacity and to provide point of care testing for patients at Providence Centralia Hospital and agrees to test Lewis County residents associated with outbreak investigations as referred to Providence Centralia by Lewis County Public Health and Social Services (LCPHSS).

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the BOCC has determined that the activity herein described meets the US Treasury guidelines for use of CRF under the CARES Act, are eligible for reimbursement from the Washington State Department of Commerce and is in the best interest of the general welfare, health and safety of the citizens of the County in preventing the spread of the COVID-19 Virus and approves funding in up to $40,000.00 from the Coronavirus Relief Funds for the purposes stated in the attached agreement.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 13th day of July, 2020.