City of Columbus - File #: 1336-2009

• File #: 1336-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/7/2009
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 12/7/2009
• Final action: 12/9/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Safety to modify the current contract with MED3000, Inc. for EMS billing, collection, and reporting services for the Division of Fire; to expend $720,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($720,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/9/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/8/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/7/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved
12/7/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/25/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/25/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/24/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/20/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/20/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/19/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/19/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/19/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/18/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/18/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/18/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/18/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2009	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Title
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to modify the current contract with MED3000, Inc. for EMS billing, collection, and reporting services for the Division of Fire; to expend $720,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($720,000.00)

Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to modify the existing contract with MED3000, Inc. for EMS billing, collection, and reporting services. The City entered into a contract with MED3000, Inc. via ordinance 1508-2007 in October 2007. The term of the contract is for three years ending in October 2010. The contract may be renewed by mutual written agreement of the parties for up to two additional one year terms after October 2010. The Division of Fire's third party EMS reimbursement program was initiated via ordinance #1184-2002, passed in July 2002.

The City of Columbus contracts for the billing, collection, and reporting of those who are transported to hospitals by Columbus Fire Division EMS personnel for emergency medical care. These billing, collection, and reporting services commenced in 2003 and have since generated a multitude of patient care information used by Columbus Fire to better prepare EMS response protocols and, in turn, respond to citizens in a more effective manner. The division also generates reports for various fire organizations that are catalogued nationwide. To date, this program has generated in excess of $60M in revenue since its inception.


Contract Compliance: 251837785; expires 11/01/2010

Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested so that EMS billing, collection and reporting services can continue without interruption.

FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Fire originally budgeted $1,500,000.00 in the 2009 General Fund budget for EMS billing services. However, due to increases in revenue than were originally anticipated, this modification became necessary, and was projected in the third quarter ...