| Item Title: | Medical Examiner - MOU renewal | | Submitted By: | Irene Santiago, Chief of Operations, Office of the Medical Examiner (915) 532-1447 | | Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Second Renewal of MOU Between El Paso County On Behalf Of Its Medical Examiner and Texas Tech University Health Science Center At El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Southwest Brain Bank research program from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. (Contract No. 2018-0430) | | Background: | The Texas Tech University Health Science Center at El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, specifically Southwest Brain Bank, is a mood disorder research program authorized to receive anatomical gifts, including brain tissue under the Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 692A. The research program will obtain cadaver brain and associated tissue from donors in the custody of the Medical Examiner. | | Fiscal Impact: | N/A | | Recommendation: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Second Renewal of MOU Between El Paso County On Behalf Of Its Medical Examiner and Texas Tech University Health Science Center At El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Southwest Brain Bank research program from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. (Contract No. 2018-0430) | | Prior Action: | 9-26-16, Consent Agenda, letter W
8-14-17, Consent Agenda, letter J, 1st renewal | | Strategic Plan: | .. | | Strategic Plan Information: |
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