Vote: approved

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79. DECREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS (TB) HEALTH CARD FEE Pursuant to A.R.S. §11.251.08, set a public hearing for December 9, 2015 to solicit comments and consider adopting a fee decrease for a health card. The Department of Public Health requests a fee decrease for a health card with a Quantiferon (QFT) blood test. The new fee would be $65. If approved, the fee for a health card and TB skin test will remain at $65; the fee for a health card and a QFT blood test will be $65; and the fee for a health card and a two-step skin test will remain at $130. On May 7, 2014, new fees were set for TB testing and health cards offered by the Department of Public Health. The new fees were $65 for a health card and TB skin test, and $110 for a health card and blood test (QFT or T-Spot). The fee for a two-step skin test with a health card was set at $130. In April 2015, the Department of Public Health laboratory began conducting and resulting the QFT blood test in-house. This change resulted in a $45 reduction in costs for laboratory services associated with the QFT. The fee for the health card with a TB Skin Test is $65. The fee for a health card with a QFT is currently $110. This was approved when the Laboratory was using an outside lab and the price of running the test at an outside lab was about $80. Laboratory testing is now running the QFT in-house, so the Laboratory is no longer paying $80 per test. Our cost is between $28 and $35 per test (depending on how many tests are done). That is a difference of about $45 (80 – 35). So the current $110 cost minus the savings of $45 is calculated as the cost of a health card with a QFT at $65. (C-86-16-045-M-00)

Vote: approved

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8. DECREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS (TB) HEALTH CARD FEE Pursuant to A.R.S. §11.251.08, to convene the public hearing to solicit comments and consider adopting a fee decrease for a health card. The Department of Public Health requests a fee decrease for a health card with a Quantiferon (QFT) blood test. The new fee would be $65. If approved, the fee for a health card and TB skin test will remain at $65; the fee for a health card and a QFT blood test will be $65; and the fee for a health card and a two-step skin test will remain at $130. If approved, the new fee ($65) will be effective the date of Board approval, December 9, 2015. On May 7, 2014, new fees were set for TB testing and health cards offered by the Department of Public Health. The new fees were $65 for a health card and TB skin test, and $110 for a health card and blood test (QFT or T-Spot). The fee for a two-step skin test with a health card was set at $130. In April 2015, the Department of Public Health laboratory began conducting and resulting the QFT blood test in-house. This change resulted in a $45 reduction in costs for laboratory services associated with the QFT. The fee for the health card with a TB Skin Test is $65. The fee for a health card with a QFT is currently $110. This was approved when the Laboratory was using an outside lab and the price of running the test at an outside lab was about $80. Laboratory testing is now running the QFT in-house, so the Laboratory is no longer paying $80 per test. Our cost is between $28 and $35 per test (depending on how many tests are done). That is a difference of about $45 (80 – 35). So the current $110 cost minus the savings of $45 is calculated as the cost of a health card with a QFT at $65. (C-86-16-045-M-01)