The California Government Operations Agency (GovOps) issued
a second
clarification letter to counties yesterday (March 22) to
add additional clarity surrounding the inclusion of existing
providers in the new statewide vaccine effort and flexibility in
adopting the MyTurn statewide registration and data system. With
these additional clarifications beyond the March
16 letter, roughly half of all counties have now agreed
to sign the
MOU.
The March 22 letter clarifies three points that may not be
apparent in the text of the March 12 MOU:
Affirms that all local providers in good standing will
continue to receive vaccine as the state transitions from the
current county-led local allocation system to the statewide Third
Party Administrator model.
Allows local health jurisdictions (LHJs) and vaccine
providers to transition existing registration sites to the
statewide MyTurn system “at an appropriate time, consistent with
adding requested functionality to MyTurn” and reiterates the
state’s commitment to providing onboarding support and addressing
identified concerns.
Promises sufficient functionality in MyTurn to allow LHJs to
maintain “closed pod” vaccination structures and allows delays in
transitioning to MyTurn “until such a time as Agency and County
agree that adoption of the MyTurn platform will not hamper these
clinics’ vaccine distribution efforts.”
GovOps is hopeful that these clarifications address county
concerns and has asked all counties to sign the MOU by March 31.
