HB 1973 - DIGEST

     Finds that the number of communicable disease outbreaks is increasing in size, frequency, and variety of disease.  These outbreaks often strain the resources of local health jurisdictions to both meet the costs of controlling the specific outbreak as well as continuing to perform their other vital responsibilities.

     Directs the department to provide funds from the communicable disease/tuberculosis detention emergency account created under this act to meet the extraordinary expenses of local health jurisdictions in meeting the costs of communicable disease outbreaks and tuberculosis detentions when the outbreaks or detentions exceed a set of criteria established by this act and by the department, in consultation with local public health departments, interested representatives of the health care committees in the senate and house of representatives, not to exceed one member of each major party, and the office of financial management.

     Makes an appropriation of six hundred thousand dollars, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, from the general fund to the communicable disease/tuberculosis detention emergency account created in this act for the purposes of this act.

     Makes an appropriation of six hundred thousand dollars, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, from the general fund to the communicable disease/tuberculosis detention emergency account created in this act for the purposes of this act.