HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 14-027RESOLUTION NO.14 -027
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding between the City of Beaumont and Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab to
provide the necessary supporting strategies of effective management and distribution of
the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) in the event of a Public Health Emergency in the
State of Texas. Said Memorandum of Agreement is substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof for all purposes.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 4th day of
February, 2014.
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MEMORANDUM OIL UNDERSTANDING
Between
City of Beaumont
And Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Beaumont and Spring Creek
Nursing & Rehab witnesses that:
vVhereas, the City of Beaun-tont is authorized to enter into agreements with other government
entities. the private sector, and private, non - profit entities to ensure an expedient, effective, and
coordinated response to any natural or man -made disaster; and
Whereas in the event of a Public Health Emergency event in the State of Texas, local and
regional health and medical infrastructure and associated resources will be quickly committed to
providing the necessary treatment and supporting strategies to effectively respond to a potential
evolving event or to support the response to an actual event;
Whereas the existing local and regional medical and health infrastructure will also be
compromised due to lack of adequate staff, equipment, and pharmaceutical support available clue
to the impacts and demands of the event;
Whereas resources from the state, federal, and private sector will be quickly mobilized to
augment local and regional medical and health resources and support the effective management
and distribution of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS);
Now therefore, the parties agree as follows:
A. Definitions:
o rash Site - During a public health emergency that requires preventive medications be
provided to large numbers of people, a Push Site is a facility within a _jurisdiction that is
designated to either receive medication or to pick up medication in order to provide it to a
group of people who would otherwise have to travel to a point of dispensing (POD) to
receive the preventive medication. Push sites must have medical or pharmacy personnel
and volunteers capable of providing the preventive medications to the facility population,
staff, and others as locally determined.
o RSS Push Site - Receives medications directly from the State RSS warehouse
facility.
o Local flush Site - Picks up medications from a pre - determined site away from the
general public. May receive a delivery of the medications from the initial
delivery site. IF such delivery plans have been made by the local health
department.
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EXHIBIT "A"
13. Use of Facility and staff:
o As a Local Push Site, Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab agrees to send designated staff to a
pre- determined location that has been agreed to by the City of Beaumont and Spring
Creek Nursing & Rehab, to pick up the SNS materials, supplies, antibiotics, and /or
vaccines. Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab agrees to provide the City of Beaumont with
names and identifying information of those staff who are designated to pick up the SNS
materials, supplies, antibiotics, and /or vaccines.
o As a Local Push Site, Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab agrees to make arrangements to
provide security escorts for their staff if appropriate and available.
o Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab agrees to provide the City of Beaumont with the
estimated total number of people (adults and children) who will receive preventive
medications at Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab so that an appropriate amount of SNS
material may be ordered.
o Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab agrees to be responsible for maintaining the physical
security and integrity of the SNS materials received and to comply with the handling
instructions provided by the City of Beaumont.
o Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab agrees to return unopened, unused antibiotics and/or
vaccine to the City of Beaumont Public.
o Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab agrees to use the Health History forms provided by the
City of Beaumont Public Health Department and to submit copies of the completed
Health History forms to the City of Beaumont following the public health emergency.
Spring Creek Nursing& Rehab agrees to develop a detailed plan and /or Standard
Operating Guideline for providing preventive medications to its population, staff, and
others during a public health emergency that requires preventive medications be provided
to large numbers of people in the jurisdiction where Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab is
located and further agrees to allow the City of Bcaumont to review its plan nrid /or
Standard Operating Guideline.
C. City of Beaumont:
o The City of Beaumont agrees to ship preventive medications for Spring Creek Nursing &
Rehab to the pre- designated location where staff of Spring Creek Nursing & Rchab, a
Local Push Site, will pick up the materials, based on the apportionment and pre-
determined, estimated number of people (children and adults) to receive preventive
medication at Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab.
o The Citv of Beaumont agrees to provide training on mass dispensing/mass vaccination to
Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab medical or pharmacy personnel and other staff and
volunteers, prior to a public health emergency, if the training is requested.
c The City of Beaumont agrees to provide instructions and standing delegation orders to
Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab.
o The City of Beaumont agrees to provide Health History forms to Spring Creek Nursing &
Rehab and to accept completed Health History forms from Spring Creek Nursing &
Rehab following the public health emergency.
o The City of Beaumont agrees to receive unopened, unused antibiotics and /or vaccine
from Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab following the public health emergency.
D. Contact information:
o Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab agrees to provide the City of Beaumont with the
appropriate facility 24 -hour per day 7 -day per week contact information, and update this
information as necessary.
o The City of Beaumont agrees to provide Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab with the contact
information of those who are authorized to notify Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab in the
event of an emergency requiring the use of Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab as a Push
Site,
E, Confidentiality: To the extent allowed by the law, the Parties agree that they will not
disclose this agreement and that the subject matter of this agreement is sensitive and confidential.
't-his document is maintained by or for a governmental entity for the purpose of responding to an
act of terrorism and relates to a tactical plan of governmental providers and thus should be
confidential under Government Code §418.176(a)(2).
F. Duration of Agreement: The term of this MOU is five years from the date of the initial
agreement. Renewal for additional one year terms shall be automatic unless one party terminates
as provided in section I -1.
G. Program Review: A review will be conducted following a disaster event or within a six -
morith ueriod after the effective date of this agreement. Any mutually agreed upon adjustments
to this agreement will be made at that time. At the end of the five years, and if it is mutually
desired, this agreement may be negotiated for a longer term. Any changes at the facility that
may impact the execution of this agreement will be conveyed to the primary contacts to this
agreement, identified below, or their designees, as soon as possible.
11. Amendments: This agreement may be amended at any time by signature approval of the
parties signatory hereto, or their respective designee.
1. Termination of Agreement: Any Party may unilaterally withdraw at any time from this
MOU, except as stipulated above, by transmitting a signed statement to that effect to the other
Parties. This MOU and the public /private partnership created thereby shall be considered
terminated thirty (30) days from the date the non - withdrawing Party actually receives the notice
of withdrawal from the withdrawing Party.
I Primary Contacts: The Parties intend that the work under this MOU shall be carried out in
the most efficient manner possible. To that end, the Parties intend to designate individuals that
will serve as primary contacts between the Parties. The Parties intend that, to the maximum
extent possible and unless otherwise approved by the other Party, all significant communications
between the Parties shall be made through the primary contacts or their designees. The
designated primary contacts for each Party are;
City of Beaumont
Sherry Ulmer
Public Health Director
950 Washington Blvd
Beaumont, Texas 77705
(409)832 -4000
Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab
Kerrie Holmes
Director of Nursing
2660 Brickyard
Beaumont, 'Texas 77713
(409)892 -1533
K. Capacity to Enter into Agreement: The persons executing this Memorandum of
understanding on behalf of' their respective entities hereby represent and warrant that they
have the right, power, legal capacity, and appropriate authority to enter into this
Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the entity for which they sign.
(:'ity of Beaumont
Kyle Mayes
City Manager
Date
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Spring Creek Nursing; and Rehab
Kerrie �11!lines RN
Director ot' Nursing
Date