Discussion and possible action to authorize an exemption and approve the following line item transfer request:
Acct. Number
Acct. Name
Amount
Bal.
End Bal.
From:
001-4101-7002
Medical Services
$15,000
$49,273
$34,723
To:
001-4100-6714-2
Prescription Drugs
$15,000
$7,353
$22,353
Issue: Indigent clients are being assisted with additional prescription medications in an effort to improve patient's compliance with their medical treatment plans and to prevent unnecessary hospital emergency room utilization.
Solution: Approval of requested funds will allow our office to continue assisting clients with their prescription medications.
Result: Clients will be able to dispense all of their prescribed medications and the IHC Department will have an overall cost savings from the prevention of more expensive medical complications.