HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1136 (2)Chairman Johnson said Mr. Weisner felt the evidence provided by medical
professionals would carry more weight in the courts than information provided by the
animal control officers.
VOTING ON COMMISSIONER NORMAN'S MOTION: Ayes -- 4; Nays - 1
(Madison).
Note: See briefing minutes for additional information.
---------------------------- ----------CONSENT AGENDA ---------------------------------------
MOTIO by Commissioner Tice to approve the following nine (9) consent
ret agenda items.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
1. Request for Approval of the Emergency Medical Services Write -Off Policy
for Homeless, Indigent, and Transient Patients: The approved policy is as follows.
EMS BILLING POLICIES & PROCEDURES
WRITE-OFF PROCEDURE FOR HOMELESS, INDIGENT, AND TRANSIENT PARTIES
I. Definition: For the purposes of this policy, homeless means having no home or
permanent place ofresidence, indigent means lacking the necessities oflife because
of poverty, and transient means a person who stays in the area for a short time.
H. Purpose: The purpose of this policy is to avoid allowing excess amounts of debt to
accumulate in the Accounts Receivable Balance due to the inability to identify
and/or locate the responsible party after repeated attempts.
Ill. Procedure: EMS will make even' reasonable effort to identify each patient it
encounters. This will be done as follows:
L EMS Field Personnel.
a. Field personnel will collect the following information for each
patient.
• Full legal name (first name, middle initial, last natne, any suffix)
• Date of Birth
• Mailing Address
• Social Security Number
• Medical Insurance Provider and Personal Insurance Number
b. Completed information will be documented on the annbulance call
report and forwarded to the EMS Supervisor for review.
c If unable to obtain complete demographic information, the on -duty
EMS Operations Supervisor will flag the ambulance call report and
,submit to EMS billing.
2. EMS Billing Staff.
a. EMS Billing staff will make every reasonable attempt to obtain
incomplete demographic information. This may include researching
telephone directories, contacting local hospitals and local homeless
shelters, etc.
b. After failing to locate an accurate identity and/or mailing address for
a homeless, indigent, and transient party, the EMS Billing Staff will
write-off the debt of the individual in question after a period offimr
months from the original date of transport has elapsed.
2. Request for Permission to Apply for a Citizen Corps Council Development
Grant in the amount of $2,500: Emergency Services Director Tracy Jackson
explained this grant during the briefing session. (A total of $798 will be used to
purchase equipment, and $1,702 will be used for supplies and other operating expenses.
The purpose of the citizen corp will be to (1) provide information to the public about
volunteer programs to improve community preparedness and family safety (2) utilize
local agencies in the training (3) support/coordinate/promote three Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) training courses during year 2003 (4) plan for one
annual community-based event that promotes safety and preparedness during the 2003-
04 budget year, and (5) collaborate with local emergency management personnel to
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