Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $277,226.19 for the Division of Police to pay prisoner medical bills to Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals, and to Mount Carmel Medical Center. The Division of Police is responsible for medical care provided to prisoners in police custody. The Division of Police works with Careworks 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 are also reviewed by our current contractor, Careworks, who verifies all the charges on the invoices and negotiates the cost with the hospital staff.
Contract Compliance: Grant/ Riverside 314394942 - NPO, Mt. Carmel 311439334 - 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 $277,226.19 from the General Fund for payment of prisoner medical bills ($232,432.63) to Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals, and ($44,793.56) to Mount Carmel Medical Center. The Division of Police budgeted $811,735.00 in the 2013 General Fund budget for medical services for prisoners. With this expenditure, the Division has encumbered or spent approximately $511,477.00 for prisoner medical claims. The Division spent approximately $956,802.00 for prisoner medical bills in 2012.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to pay prisoner medical bills to Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals, and to Mount Carmel Medical Center for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $277,226.19 from the General Fund.; and to declare an emergency. ($277,226.19)
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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, the Division of Police findings, and Carew...
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