Board approves Hepatitis B vaccine fee increase to offset higher supply costs
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Summary
After staff explained vaccine purchases are not state-funded, the board approved raising the three-dose Hepatitis B vaccine series fee from $210 to $255 to cover higher supplier prices and materials; motion carried.
The Marquette County Board of Health on Aug. 5 approved an increase in the fee for the three-dose Hepatitis B vaccine series from $210 to $255.
Health Officer Jayme Sopha said the department purchases Hepatitis B vaccine outside of state funding and that supplier price increases required a higher client fee. The proposed $255 fee includes a small buffer to cover supplies such as syringes and alcohol swabs and to help absorb future price increases.
Mike Raddatz moved to approve the fee increase and Kathleen McGwin seconded the motion; the motion "carried" as recorded in the minutes. The transcript records the motion and its passage but does not include a roll-call or vote tally.