Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $335,768.38 for the Division of Police to pay prisoner medical bills to Ohio Health Corporation, dba Grant Medical, and The Ohio State University Hospital. The Division of Police is responsible for medical care provided to prisoners in police custody. The Division of Police works with the City Attorney's office to determine if individuals were incarcerated or in the custody of the Division of Police during the specified dates of services on the medical invoices. These invoices were also reviewed by our current contractor, Careworks, who verifies all the charges on the invoices and negotiates the cost with the hospital staff. At the present time, the Division owes the following:
Ohio Health Corp.- $315,282.26 Ohio State Univ. Hospitals- $20,486.12
Contract Compliance: Ohio Health Corp. 314394942 - NPO
Ohio State University Hospitals 31134079 - NPO
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested for this ordinance in order to pay outstanding prisoner medical bills.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $335,768.38 from the General Fund for payment of prisoner medical bills to Ohio Health Corporation, dba Grant Medical, and the Ohio State University Hospitals. The Division of Police budgeted $700,000.00 in the 2012 General Fund budget for medical services for prisoners. With this expenditure, the Division has encumbered or spent $637,415.02 for prisoner medical claims. A total of $967,430.32 was encumbered or spent in 2011 for prisoner medical bills.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to pay prisoner medical bills to Ohio Health Corporation dba Grant Medical and The Ohio State University Hospitals, for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $335,768.38 from the General Fund. ; and to declare an emergency. ($335,768.38)
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WHEREAS, individuals were incarcerated or in the custody of the Division of Police during the specified dates of services on the medical invoices; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City Attorney's office and the Division of Police findings, the Division is responsible for the medical bills; and now therefore,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary for payment of medical invoices to Ohio Health Corporation, and the Ohio State University Hospitals for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to pay Ohio Health Corporation dba Grant Medical and the Ohio State University Hospitals for prisoner medical bills.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $335,768.38, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ LEV (1) OBJ LEV (3) OCA#
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SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.
That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.