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Ulster County approves $150,000 contract with Anderson Medical for facility-based drug testing
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The committee approved a $150,000 contract with Anderson Medical to allow clients to get drug testing at local emergency testing sites instead of traveling; staff emphasized this contract is distinct from the withdrawn field-test-kit proposal and that testing is often tied to court orders.
Ulster County’s Health, Human Services and Human Rights Committee approved a $150,000 contract on June 5 with Anderson Medical (doing business as Emergency 1 Urgent Care and Diagnostic Center) to provide facility-based drug testing at local emergency sites.
County staff described the contract as an option allowing clients to complete required testing at nearby emergency testing sites rather than traveling to Kingston or Ellenville. The practice is intended to increase convenience and compliance. “They can go into any one of the emergency test sites,” a presenter said, describing the service as more convenient for clients.
Commissioner Iposito and deputy staff distinguished this facility-based contract from the previously proposed field drug-test kit resolution, noting the latter involved on-site field testing while the Anderson Medical contract provides tests at clinical sites. County staff also said testing requests often come under court orders and that testing can be random or unannounced as directed by case requirements.
The committee adopted Resolution 2 95 by voice vote. No recorded roll-call tally was provided in the transcript.
