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Page 4 of 12 <br />5 <br />12. Equipment is a type of fixed asset consisting of specific items of <br />property that: (1) are tangible in nature; (2) have a life longer than <br />one year; and (3) have a significant value. <br />a. For Budgeting and Reporting Purposes <br />1. Equipment purchases meeting the above definition and having an <br />acquisition cost of $500 or more must be budgeted and reported in <br />Line Item 5000. <br />2. Women, Infants and Children Program <br />All medical equipment and all other equipment with an acquisition <br />cost of $500.00 or more must be budgeted and reported in Line <br />Item 5000. <br />b. For Inventory Purposes <br />1. Equipment must be accounted for in accordance with Local <br />Government Accounting System Procedure No. 15. <br />2. Women, Infants and Children Program <br />All medical equipment and all other equipment with an acquisition <br />cost of $500.00 or more must be inventoried with the Division of <br />Maternal and Child Health. Cameras and accessories, calculators, <br />projectors, tape recorders, dictating equipment, video equipment <br />and accessories, computers and accessories and computer software <br />with a cost of $100.00 or more, and all books and films <br />regardless of cost must be recorded on the Fixed Asset System. <br />c. For Prior Approval Purposes <br />1. Equipment purchased or equipment leased where there is an option <br />to purchase with State /Federal funds must receive prior written <br />approval from the appropriate Division, Section, or Branch when <br />the acquisition cost exceeds $500.00. <br />2. women, Infants and Children Program <br />All medical equipment and all other equipment with an acquisition <br />cost of $500.00 or more must receive prior approval from the <br />program office. <br />3. Equipment purchased with program income generated by the <br />expenditure of Title X Family Planning Funds with an acquisition <br />cost of $500.00 or more must receive prior written approval from <br />the program. <br />