ORDINANCE NO. 250785
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Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Accepting and approving a one-year $83,850.00 grant amendment with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to conduct Perinatal Hepatitis B Case management and surveillance activities in Kansas City, Missouri; estimating and appropriating the sum of $83,850.00 in the Health Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date
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WHEREAS, Hepatitis B virus is a serious infectious illness of the liver transmitted through blood and body fluids, with perinatal infection serving as a major route of transmission; and
WHEREAS, infants infected with Hepatitis B have a 90% risk of developing chronic infection and a 25% lifetime risk of premature death, and the use of Hepatitis B Immune Globulin and timely completion of the vaccine series has been shown to be up to 95% effective in preventing infection in newborns; and
WHEREAS, this funding supports the Perinatal Hepatitis B Program, which identifies and provides case management to pregnant women infected with Hepatitis B to ensure newborns, household members, and close contacts receive timely immunizations and appropriate treatment; NOW THEREFORE;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That a one-year grant amendment between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting though its Director of Health (the "Director"), and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services ("DHSS"), whereby DHSS will provide additional funding to conduct Perinatal Hepatitis B Case management and surveillance activities in Kansas City, Missouri, for a period beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, for an amount not to exceed $83,850.00 is hereby accepted and approved. A copy of the award, in substantial form, is on file with the Director.
Section 2. That revenue in the following account of the Health Grants Fund is hereby estimated in the following amount:
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