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Lamar County Rural Health Clinic Funding Work Group Minutes The Lamar County Rural Health Clinic Funding Work Group held a meeting October 06, 1993 at 7:00 am in the Gold Room at McCuistion. Those in attendance included Ron Ragan, Evelyn Freeman, Raymond Armstrong, Dr. Cutrell, Gene Anderson, Dr. Strom, Mike Malone, Mike Norby and Jae Dickinson. The meeting was called to order at 7:15. Ron Ragan suggested tackling the issues on the first page of the agenda. The first question was who owns the Paris -Lamar County Health Department. Mike Malone is going to check into this. Evelyn Freeman said she had talked with Mr. Butler from the Texas Department of Health in Austin and he had suggested that the Hospital Authority own the Lamar County Rural Health Clinic. Mr. John Dumbroski from the State is over the Rural Health Clinic program. Evelyn also said she had spoken with Dr. Patty Patterson and had been told there was money available to put up walls through the Health Department, and grants. She did not know if equipment was included in this. Dr. Patterson said she would check on this and get back with Evelyn. Other money was available on a loan, $500,000.00 for 20 years at no interest. Mr. Butler also told Evelyn that he had toured the Health Department and taken an exterior look at the old hospital. He said that the existing building would not work and that there might be asbestos in both buildings. Discussion was held regarding services offered at Paris Health Services. Evelyn talked about the March of Dimes grant for $47,500.00 for 2 maybe 3 years. This grant would provide $27,500.00 for half a years salary for a Nurse Practitioner for 2 years, $1,000.00 for publications, and she believed $4,000.00 for clerical help. She also said that McCuistion had been asked to raise $10,000.00 for the community to give back to the March of Dimes. Additional costs for running the Rural Health Clinic will be covered by Mike Norby and Gene Anderson. There may be retroactive money available from the Centers for Rural Health Initiative. Possibly as much as $25,000.00.