Amendment #1425 to H4700

Educational Outreach to Address the Rising Rates of Post Pandemic Sexual Transmitted Infections

Ms. Miranda of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 4516-1005 the following item:

"xxxx-xxxx Sexually Transmitted Diseases Educational Outreach. The Department of Health shall make available no less than $300,000 to Alosa Health to fund the operation of an educational outreach program (academic detailing) designed to provide information to physicians and other health care professionals, authorized to prescribe and dispense medications, that shall focus on providing evidence-based information regarding the rates, risks and preventions strategies of sexually transmitted infections (Chlamydia, Syphilis and Gonorrhea) and effective medication treatments for patients and their partners in Suffolk County, ensuring that health care providers who serve the communities with the highest disparities are prioritized."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1425 to H4700

Educational Outreach to Address the Rising Rates of Post Pandemic Sexual Transmitted Infections