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        <ExplanationTxt>LAB FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,137,244. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,137,244. MEDICAL DIRECTOR FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 78,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 78,000. PURCHASED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 40,588. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 168,030. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 208,618.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART XII, LINE 2C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.</ExplanationTxt>
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