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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. -V-=-- E ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 4, 1991 SUBJECT: Health Department Fees DEPARTMENT: HEALTH PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: HEALTH DIRECTOR'S OFFICE X2411 1) Proposal to Increase Animal Control, Rabies Clinic Fee 2) Proposal to Adopt Medicaid Approved TELEPHONE NUMBER: Fee for the Insertion of Norplant Hillsborough - 732 -8181 3) Proposal to Set a Fee for Orange Chapel Hill - 968 -4501 County Veterinarians for Rabies Mebane - 227 -2031 Immunization Durham - 688 -7331 PURPOSE: To adopt changes in the existing fee for rabies clinics, to adopt the Medicaid approved reimbursement rate for the insertion of the contraceptive, Norplant, and to adopt the fee for the provision of rabies immunizations to Orange County veterinarians. BACKGROUND: Pursuant to G.S. 130A -39(g) the Health Director has recommended fees described in the attached proposals to the Board of Health which approved them. The rabies clinic fee proposal demonstrates that the cost exceed the current fee of $4.50. However, the cost would be covered with a rate of $5.00. The proposal for the acceptance of the Medicaid reimbursement rate for Norplant demonstrates that the estimated costs of $399.84 will be well covered by the reimbursement rate of $475.00. The proposed fee of $30 per dose for the rabies vaccine for veterinarians covers the cost of the vaccine plus supplies. All three proposals have been discussed with and endorsed by the Budget Department. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the attached fees proposed by the Health Director and approved by the Board of Health be adopted by the Board of Commissioners.