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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 92201 - DATE: September 10, 1992
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - Richard G. Skarritt, Chairperson
RE: INSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION - ADDITION TO THE
HEALTH DIVISION FEE SCHEDULE (PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE)
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax) has been shown to offer
protection against streptococcus pneumonia; and
WHEREAS certain members of Oakland County's population may be at
increased health risk without pneumococcal vaccination; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Health Division has been requested to have
Pneumovax immunization available to administer to high-risk individuals; and
WHEREAS the Health Division wishes to recover the cost of the
pneumococcal vaccine it purchases for this immunization program; and
WHEREAS a standard immunization fee must be billed to Medicare for all
Medicare-eligible individuals who receive this immunization; and
WHEREAS no high-risk Oakland County resident will be denied pneumococcal
vaccine immunization based on the ability to pay.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does hereby approve a pneumococcal immunization fee of $7.00 for
those individuals not covered by Medicare which may be adjusted from time to
time to reflect the cost of purchased vaccine.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Health Division develop a standard
immunization fee for third party billing which may be adjusted from time to
time to reflect the cost of providing this individual service.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the pneumococcal immunization fee be made
part of the Health Division's established fee schedule.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move
the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
1 HER7" r'"r'r',VE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
pa4 ENE e(Rd OMMITTEE
Resolution # 92201 ". September 10, 1992
Moved by Skarritt supported by McPherson the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Aaron supported by Oaks the resolution be amended to provide
for both Medicare and Medicaid recipients.
A sufficient majority not having voting therefor, the motion failed.
AYES: Millard, Moffitt, Oaks, Obrecht, Olsen, Palmer, Pappageorge,
Pernick, Schmid, Serra, Skarritt, Wolf, Bishop, Caddell, Crake, Ferrens, Gosling,
Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Law, McCulloch, McPherson. (23)
NAYS: Aaron, Krause. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
• STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County
.Board of Commissioners on September 10, 1992
with the original record thereof now remaini ng in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County
of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 10th day of—) September ...,,, 199 ?
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Lynn i00/). Alien, County Clerk