Vernon County board approves updated medication and paternity policies
The health department presented revised medication and paternity policies; the board approved the medication-policy edits and confirmed the paternity-testing process that the department handles (cheek swabs sent to LabCorp) and collects a $15 testing fee.
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Staff presented two policy items for review and asked the board to approve revisions. The medication policy included edits (redline additions and yellow removals) clarifying when staff may assist clients with home medication setup or short-term visits to help set medications. The paternity policy describes how the department conducts cheek-swab collection and forwards samples to LabCorp; staff noted the department collects a $15 testing fee to cover staffing time.
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