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A resolution approving amendment one to a Presumptive Eligibility Services grant from the State of Tennessee, Department of Health, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide prenatal presumptive eligibility program enrollment assistance to pregnant women with TennCare and CoverKids applications.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, previously entered into a grant agreement with the State of Tennessee, Department of Health, to provide prenatal presumptive eligibility program enrollment assistance to pregnant women with TennCare and CoverKids applications approved by RS2019-1817; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the grant agreement to increase the amount of the grant by $206,600 from $619,800.00 to $826,400.00, extend the end date of the grant to June 30, 2023, and delete sections A.5.k and A.6.b. in their entirety and replace with new sections A.5.k and A.6.b., a copy of which amendment one is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment one be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment one to the grant by and between the State of Tennessee, Department of Health, and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide prenatal presumptive eligibility program enrollment assistance to pregnant women with TennCare and CoverKids applications, a copy of which amendment one is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution approves the first amendment to a Presumptive Eligibility Services grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to the Metropolitan Board of Health. This grant, originally approved by Resolution No. RS2019-1817, provides prenatal presumptive eligibility program enrollment assistance to pregnant women with TennCare and CoverKids applications.
This amendment increases the grant amount by $206,600, from $619,800 to $826,400, and extends the end date of the grant by one year to June 30, 2023. The amendment also replaces sections A.5.k and A.6.b regarding the service description and service reporting.