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596.2004 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING BILLING RATES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES THIRD PARTY BILLING (BILL FOR SERVICE) RESOLUTION NO.: 596, 2004 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Roger Boor WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board has entered into Agreements with the Town’s three (3) Emergency/Rescue Squads providing that the Town implement a bill for service (third party billing), and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 472,2004, the Town Board entered into a Billing Service Agreement with Iliant Medbill, Inc. to provide for such third party billing, such Agreement stipulating that the Town open and maintain a lock box and bank account for the sole purpose of receiving checks, other forms of collections and explanation of benefits from government and third party payor entities for account receivables billed by Iliant, and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 538,2004, the Town Board authorized a Remittance Processing Agreement with Evergreen Bank providing for such lockbox services, and WHEREAS, the Town’s Budget Officer now recommends that the Town Board establish the Town’s rates for EMS third party billing services, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes establishment of the following billing rates for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) third party billings in the Town of Queensbury: 1. ALS (Advanced Life Support) - $500 2. BLS (Basic Life Support) - $350 3. Mileage (loaded) - $6/mile and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or Budget Officer to take such other and further action necessary to implement the system necessary to account for such third party billing and effectuate the terms of this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 20 day of December, 2004, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer NOES : None ABSENT: None