ADOPTED - JULY 27, 1999

Agenda Item No. 33

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A FEE FOR ADMINISTERING CERTAIN VACCINES

RESOLUTION #99-176

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has the authority to establish fees for services provided by the Health Department ("The fees charged shall not be more than the reasonable cost of performing the service." 333.2444); and

WHEREAS, the Health Department administers a number of vaccines to adults; and

WHEREAS, in most cases the Department does not charge anything for administering the vaccine, but only charges the estimated cost of the vaccine product being administered; and

WHEREAS, it is important financially for the Department to raise funds to support its immunization activity; and

WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that the Board of Commissioners establish a $10 (ten dollar) administration fee for vaccines when they are administered for purposes other than childhood immunization and disease outbreak control.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners establishes a $10 (ten dollar) fee for the administration of vaccines for purposes such as international travel, routine influenza immunization and for protection against occupational risk of exposure.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the intent of the Board of Commissioners to assure that all Ingham County children have free access to vaccines for childhood diseases that are required for school entry and that the Health Department shall assure that vaccines are available to protect persons against documented and evaluated exposures to communicable diseases, including rabies and Hepatitis B.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the $10 vaccine administration fee shall be effective October 1, 1999.

HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Smiley, Czarnecki, Stid, Schmidt

Nays: Severino Absent: None Approved 7/19/99

FINANCE: Yeas: McDonald, Bernero, Grebner, Lynch, Juall, Minter

Nays: None Absent: Schafer Approved 7/21/99