Item 289 | First Year - FY2007 | Second Year - FY2008 |
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| Communicable Disease Prevention and Control (40500) | $46,624,833 | $46,903,019 |
| Immunization Program (40502) | FY2007 $6,560,522 | FY2008 $6,838,708 |
| Tuberculosis Prevention and Control (40503) | FY2007 $1,868,699 | FY2008 $1,868,699 |
| Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention and Control (40504) | FY2007 $1,877,424 | FY2008 $1,877,424 |
| Disease Investigation and Control Services (40505) | FY2007 $3,881,938 | FY2008 $3,881,938 |
| HIV/Aids Prevention and Treatment Services (40506) | FY2007 $32,436,250 | FY2008 $32,436,250 |
| Fund Sources: | | |
| General | FY2007 $9,429,728 | FY2008 $9,687,452 |
| Special | FY2007 $719,398 | FY2008 $719,398 |
| Federal Trust | FY2007 $36,475,707 | FY2008 $36,496,169 |
Authority: §§ 32.1-11.1 through 32.1-11.2, 32.1-35 through 32.1-73.4, Code of Virginia; and P.L. 91-464, as amended, Federal Code.
A. Out of this appropriation, $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used to purchase medications for individuals who have tuberculosis but who do not qualify for free or reduced prescription drugs and who do not have adequate income or insurance coverage to purchase the required prescription drugs.
B. Out of this appropriation, $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to the Division of Tuberculosis Control for the purchase of medications and supplies for individuals who have drug-resistant tuberculosis and require treatment with expensive, second-line antimicrobial agents.
C. The requirement for testing of tuberculosis isolates set out in § 32.1-50 E of the Code of Virginia shall be satisfied by the submission of samples to the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, or such other laboratory as may be designated by the Board of Health.
D. Out of this appropriation, $22,386 the first year and $280,110 the second year from the general fund and $819,826 the first year and $840,288 the second year from nongeneral funds shall be used to purchase the Tdap (tetanus/diptheria/pertussis) vaccine for children without insurance. The Department shall use available balances to fully fund the program in the first year.
E. Out of this appropriation, $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year shall be provided to establish a state pharmaceutical assistance program (SPAP) for insurance premium payments, coinsurance payments, and other out-of-pocket costs for individuals participating in the Virginia AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) with incomes between 135 percent and 300 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines and who are Medicare Part D beneficiaries.