Item 67 | First Year - FY1997 | Second Year - FY1998 |
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| Laboratory Services (72600) | $11,059,863 | $11,059,863 |
| Laboratory Customer and Planning Services (72602) | FY1997 $3,239,886 | FY1998 $3,239,886 |
| Analytical Laboratory Services (72604) | FY1997 $7,819,977 | FY1998 $7,819,977 |
| Fund Sources: | | |
| General | FY1997 $8,581,586 | FY1998 $8,581,586 |
| Special | FY1997 $57,000 | FY1998 $57,000 |
| Enterprise | FY1997 $2,421,277 | FY1998 $2,421,277 |
Authority: Title 2.1, Chapter 32, Article 2, Code of Virginia.
A. The provisions of § 2.1-429, Code of Virginia notwithstanding, the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services shall ensure that no individual is denied the benefits of laboratory tests mandated by the State Health Department for reason of inability to pay for such services.
B. The Laboratory Services program includes an internal service fund which shall be paid from revenues derived from charges to the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The estimated internal service fund cost is $1,678,971 the first year and $1,678,971 the second year.
C.1. The provisions of §2.1-429 (B), Code of Virginia, notwithstanding, the Division of Consolidated Laboratories may charge a fee for the purpose of analyses of water samples, where:
a. testing is required by Department of Health regulations pursuant to Phase II and Phase V regulations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, and
b. funding to support such testing is not otherwise provided for in this act.
2. The Director of the Department of Planning and Budget is authorized to increase nongeneral fund employment in the Division of Consolidated Laboratories, consistent with the provisions of this section.