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State of North Carolina <br />Department of Environment, <br />Health and Natural Resources <br />Division of Maternal & Child Health <br /> <br />James'B.,Hunt, Jr., Governor <br />Jonathan B. Howes, Secretaw <br /> <br />rbFHNR <br /> <br />June 15, 1994 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />M~MORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />~ROM: <br /> <br />Local Health Directors <br />Public Health Nursing Supervisors <br />Management Support Supervisors <br /> <br />Ann Wolfe, M.D., M.P.H', Director <br /> <br /> JUN I 7 loc,': <br /> <br />Ans'd <br /> <br />SUBJECT: FY 1994-95 PATIENT FEE SCALE AND FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES <br /> <br />Enclosed are updated sliding fee scales for determining patient <br />charges in maternal health, child health, family planning and <br />children's special health clinics. These scales are based upon the <br />latest federal poverty guidelines (ATTACHMENT I) issued in February, <br />1994. Please note that the sliding fee scale for CSHS (ATTACHMENT II) <br />uses net family income. The scale for maternal health, child health, <br />and family planning (ATTACHMENT III) uses qross family income. Local <br />health departments collecting fees in maternal health, child health, <br />children's special health services, and/or family planning clinics <br />must implement the new scale(s) no later than August 1, 1994. <br /> <br />Also enclosed is the schedule of charges distribu{ed earlier in the <br />fiscal year (ATTACHMENT IV). At this time, we are not aware of any <br />impending changes to this schedule. <br /> <br />vocal health departments that have financial eligibility criteria for <br />maternal health, child health, children's special health services, <br />and/or other public health programs, must update their eligibility <br />scale(s) no later than August 1, 1994, to accommodate the higher <br />federal poverty guidelines. <br /> <br />Should you have any questions, please contact your regional <br />administrative 'consultant or appropriate program staff. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />cc: DMT <br /> Admin. Consultants <br /> <br />DMCH Branch Heads <br />Mr. T. B. Haynes <br /> <br />BCCCP, DAHP <br />Ms. Dee Strickland <br /> <br /> P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh. North Carolina 27611-7687 <br />An Equal Oppoftun~y AffirrnaJive Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post-consumer paper <br /> <br /> <br />