HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 15-090RESOLUTION NO. 15-090
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 Project AIDS Land Manor P.A.L.M.
Center to provide access to and receive HIV counseling, testing, and related services to
persons that have -tested positive for HIV and persons who are at risk for HIV infection.
The Memorandum of Understanding 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 12th day of
May, 2015.
Free Testing and Counseling
P.A.L,M. Center, HEI Program.;and BEAU1MONT HEALTH DEPARTMENT enter into
this Agreement of Collaboration to assure that persons who have tested positive forHlV
have access to and recehre'HIV counseling, testing, and related services:.
BEAUMONT HEALTH DEPARTMENT agrees:
To provide health;. education/risk reduction services to individuals. in coordination
with P_A.L.M. Center, HEI Case ?Manager.
To inform individuals at risk for HIV;that risk reduction counseling and HIV
Early .Intervention Case Management services are available at P.A.L,M. Center
locations .,and at outreach sites.
To promote HIV prevention in the community and ninon- clients.
0 To protect the confidentiality of clients. and other persons receiving services....
Refer approjpnate individt. als-tn. PALM CENTER for support of HlV/AIDS'
diagnoses
P.A.I A. Center agrees:
e To protect the confidentiality of clients receiving services.
0 To ;publicize the.: availability of HIV. services..
e To accept referrals from: BEAUMONT HEALTH DEPARTMENT for other
services we provide.
To accept referrals to HEI Services.
Provide IIIV support groups for assigned HET clients:.
To provide HIV prevent on. counseling to individuals incoordination Nv iii
BEAUMO' —I' HEAL r 'DEPARTMENT activities.
The expected benefits of this collaboration agreement are:
Individuals with the N V infection will be: identified and referred to appropriate
services to delay the onset of AIDS.
Individuals with and/or at risk, for HTV infection will receive prevention
counseling to reduce their chances of becoming infected with HIV and/or
transmitting;HIV to others.
* The community, will have access to HIV prevention counseling and testing
services in a:location convenient to them.
Clients urill:also be given°opportunity to obtain support in recovery of both HIV
and Substance Abuse.
355 Ni 18th Slti Ste. 11.00 Reatiment, Texas 77707
Phone: (409) 832-0714'
Fa.. (409) 832-5928
EXHIBIT "A"
Eig er gaily- ma�� terminate this agreement wdtiain 0 days notice; otherwise this
agreement is effective for one. year.
Representative Signature ,
R ,LN. Center i'z€kQ-M6I 3irector'
Expiration Date
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