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(1)     How the blood collection and testing is conducted;

(2)     The type of training provided to the individual who takes the blood

specimen;

(3) The infection control procedures utilized by the applicant;

(4)     The training in the function and use of the measuring instrument
provided to the person performing the measurements;

(5)     The quality control procedures utilized by the applicant for the
measuring instrument and how these procedures conform to the specifications of the
instrument's manufacturer; and

(6)     The counseling and referral procedures utilized by the applicant and
how these procedures conform to standards adopted by the Secretary after taking into
consideration the standards set by the National Institutes of Health.]

[(c)] (B) (1) The applicant shall pay to the Department the application fee set
by the Secretary.

(2)     The fees charged shall be set so as to produce funds sufficient to cover
the actual documented direct and indirect cost of administering the permit program.

(3)     The Secretary shall waive all permit fees for local and county health
departments.

[(d)] (C) The Secretary shall waive all renewal fees for local and county health
departments.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved April 30, 1996.

CHAPTER 203
(House Bill 278)

AN ACT concerning

Juvenile Justice Facilities Capital Program - Eligibility for Grants

FOR the purpose of providing that certain organizations that operate certain programs
that provide treatment to youth served by the Department of Juvenile Justice are
eligible to receive certain funds through the Juvenile Justice Facilities Capital
Program; removing the limitation on the total amount of any single grant under the
program; and generally relating to the Juvenile Justice Facilities Capital Program.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 83C - Juvenile Justice

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