HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 87-13 Ordinance No. 7-
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 11 AND
13 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 11 , Section 11 -3 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont be amended to read as follows:
Section 11 -3 : Health Certificates
A health certificate shall not be required
by the City of Beaumont Health Department.
Any person may obtain a health certificat e
from the Health Department of the city on a
voluntary basis. The applicant shall submit to
such laboratory tests and X-rays as may be
necessary to determine if the individual
_ examined is free of any transmissible condition
of any contagious or communicable disease.
This may include but is not necessarily limited
to a standard serological test for syphilis,
performed in a laboratory approved by the State
Department of Health and an X-ray, for
tuberculosis, followed by an X-ray, if
positive, both to be performed within thirty
(30 ) days of the application. However, said
X-rays as provided for herein shall not be
required in any instance in which the health
authority or any licensed physician believes
said X-ray is not necessary or is dangerous to
the health and safety of the applicant. If
such person examined is found to be free of any
transmissible condition of any contagious or
communicable disease, such individual shall be
issued a health certificate. If it is
necessary for the applicant to have a chest
X-ray done by the Health Department, a charge
for said X-ray shall be made in accordance with
the charges established by Section 13-16 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont. If
it is not necessary for the individual to have
a chest X-ray, or if an X-ray is done by
someone other than the Health Department, a
charge for a health certificate established by
Section 13-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont shall be made. A duplicatge
of the health certificate shall be placed in
the files of the city Health Department bearing
the same number as the health certificate
issued to such individuals. This certificate
may be revoked when, in the opinion of the
health authority, the holder is suspected of
having a contagios or communicable disease or
of being a carrier of such; and the health
authority reserves the right to make such other
examination and tests at any time that may be
necessary at the sole direction of the health
authority. This health certificate shall be
valid for a period of twelve (12) months unless
canceled by the health authority as provided by
this chapter. A duplicate health certificate
may be obtained by the payment of the fee for a
duplicate health certificate as set out in
Section 13-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Beaumont.
Section 2.
That Chapter 13, Sections 13-16 and 13-17 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be, and the same are hereby,
amended to read as follows:
Section 13-16: Health Fees
The Beaumont Health Department is hereby authorized to
charge fees for services in accordance with the following
schedule:
Activity Amount
STDTreatment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8. 00
Duplicate Immunization Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
(Health Certificate) Outside Pre-employment. . . . 15.00
Medical Certificate
X-rays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
Duplicate Health Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
Laboratory Water Samples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00
Laboratory Family Planning Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A
Laboratory Tests for STD, Jail Inmates. . . . . . . . . N/A
Animal Control Pound Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
Animal Control Vaccination Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
Animal Control Boarding Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00/day
Animal Control Dead Animal Removal Fee. . . . . . . . . 10.00/trip
. . . . . . . . . 3.00/head
Flu Shots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 00
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Beaumont Community Health Clinic Minimum. . . . . . . 3.00
Medical Fee
Beaumont Community Health Clinic Dental Fee. . . . 3.00
Wellness Services to Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A
If If it It N/A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pregnancy Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50
HTLV-III Testing Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Section 13-17: Waiver of Fee
The STD Treatment Fees and Pregnancy Test
Fees established in Section 13-16 herein may be
waived by the Director of the Department of
Health upon proof by the patient that such
patient is unable to pay such fee. Such proof
may be provided by execution of a sworn
statement containing facts fufficient to
establish that such patient is unable to pay
such fee.
Section 3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of the ordinance, or the application of same to a particular
set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason beheld to be
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of
this ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions
of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the day of , 19 8 7.
Mayor - •/
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