Subject:
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MedFast Urgent Care Centers Proposal for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration in Brevard County
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Fiscal Impact:
Per MedFast's proposal - There would be no cost to the County, MedFast would seek funding support from a variety of non-County sources, including medical insurance and CARES Act.
Dept/Office:
Central Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners:
- Review the attached proposal from MedFast related to vaccine administration within Brevard County; relative to the proposal:
o Accept the proposal as submitted by MedFast and direct staff to draft a contract based on the proposal; and
o Authorize the Chair to execute any resulting contract and contract related documents upon review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, Risk Management, and Purchasing Services.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
During the regular Board Meeting on March 23, 2021, the Board discussed bringing on other medical providers that would provide the greatest possible capacity for the vaccine to be administered within Brevard County.
On Monday March 29, 2021 Staff received the attached proposal from MedFast to participate in administering the COVID-19 vaccine in Brevard County. The proposal received from MedFast did not state how many locations MedFast would administer the vaccine at nor the capacity of vaccines MedFast could distribute in a given week.
MedFast's proposal states the following:
- MedFast will not charge the County for any vaccines administered
- MedFast will not charge patients without insurance and will not charge patients with insurance co-pays or deductibles for administration of the vaccine
- MedFast will seek funding to support vaccine administration from a veriety of non-County sources that may include:
o Medical insurance
o CARES Act
The County currently has the capacity to administer over 45,000 vaccines per week at the following locations, through existing and pending c...
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