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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 13

Contract for Organ Transplantation Processing, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago

(17) T h e chancellor at Chicago has recommended extending the current organ transplantation processing agreement with the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois (ROBI) from July 1, 1991, through June 30, 1992. ROBI has been designated by the U.S. Health Care Financing Administration as the regional independent organ procurement agency for this area. T h e purpose of ROBI is to provide a single, coordinated organ and tissue recovery program in compliance with State and Federal statutes and regulation. ROBI will supply organs, tissues, and histocompatibility testing for its accredited transplant programs. T h e costs of these services for Fiscal Year 1992 are estimated at $1.4 million. This includes procurement and tissue-typing for 75 kidney transplants at $1,022,500; procurement and tissue-typing for 12 liver transplants at $169,600; and procurement and tissue-typing for 12 pancreas transplants at $169,600. It is expected that organ procurement costs will be reimbursed by third-party payers. Medicare, which covers approximately 80 percent of kidney transplant patients, pays the hospital as a direct pass-through for all costs related to kidney procurement. Medicaid payment is limited to the ICARE per diem payment which is marginally higher for transplant days. Funds will be provided from the Hospital Income Fund and included in the FY 1992 operating budget of the hospital. T h e vice president for business and finance recommends approval. I concur.

O n motion of Mr. Boyle, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.) Contracts for Educational Services, College of Medicine, Chicago

(18) T h e chancellor at Chicago has recommended that the University continue to contract for educational services on behalf of the College of Medicine in Fiscal Year 1992. These services provide assistance in the conduct of the medical education programs of the college. It is proposed that contracts be executed between the University and the institutions and organizations listed below: Institutions and Organizations Urba na-Cha mpa ign T h e Carle Foundation Covenant Medical Center Total Estimated Amount $156 760 40 000 $196 760

It is further recommended that the chancellor, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, be granted authority to approve changes in the amounts for any of the organizations listed above, within the totals shown, and to approve agreements with other organizations as needed within the grand total. This amount is the same as that paid in FY 1991. Funds were included in the appropriation bill of the University for FY 1992 and are in the College of Medicine operating budget authorization requests for FY 1992 to be submitted to the Board of Trustees. Award of these contracts is subject to the availability of such funds. T h e vice presidents for academic affairs and business and finance concur. I recommend approval.