Item H9
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE
FIRE AND AMBULANCE DISTRICT 1
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: September 18. 2002
Division: County Administrator
Bulk Item: Yes
No X
Department: Fire Rescue & EMS
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of Resolution authorizing the write off of EMS Ambulance
Accounts Receivable, in the total amount of $405,100.32.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The attached Resolution requests to write off the balances of the ambulance
service recipients that are listed on Exhibit A (a complete copy is on file in the County Clerk's Office),
in the total amount of $405,100.32, representing the period of2000 through 2001. These bad debts
represent approximately 1, I 0 I accounts from the following categories: bad address; foreign address;
patient financially indigent (homeless); HMO balances; Medicare balances; Cuban refugee;
unwarranted transports; etc. A collection agency will continue to attempt collections; ifuncollectibles
were to be received, revenue would be reinstated.
The collection percentage has increased from 34.4% at September 30, 2001 to 42.8% at July 31,2002.
The collection percentage, including Medicare and Medicaid adjustments that legally cannot be
collected, was 42.4% at September 30, 2001, and 55.8% at July 31, 2002.
PREVIOUS REVELANT BOCC ACTION: None.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval.
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY:
anagement N/ A
FIRE CHIEF APPROVAL:
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
James L. Roberts
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X
ToFollow_ NotRequired_
AGENDA ITEM # 1-/9
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/27/01
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Emergency Medical Services
RESOLUTION NO. -2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE
FIRE AND AMBULANCE DISTRICT 1 OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE WRITE-OFF OF EMS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
WHEREAS, Monroe County Emergency Medical Services provides ambulance service; and
WHEREAS, on August 18, 2000, the Board of Governors of the Fire and Ambulance District 1
of Monroe County approved a contract with Advanced Data Processing, Inc. for Rescue Ambulance
Billing and Related Professional Services, therefore bills are no longer being generated by Monroe
County EMS; and
WHEREAS, the attached list represents the total outstanding accounts billed by the Advanced
Data Processing, Inc. during the year of2000 and 2001, wbich have been deemed uncollectible; and
WHEREAS, it is desired to write off the EMS Accounts Receivable at this time; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FIRE AND
AMBULANCE DISTRICT 1 OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Receivables for ambulance service recipients listed on attached Exhibit A in the amount of
$405,100.32 be deleted from EMS Accounts Receivable, District 1 Fund Account 141-115002.
P ASS}::D AND ADOPTED by the Board of Governors of the Fire and Ambulance District 1 of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of
. 2002.
Chairperson Yvonne Harper
Mayor Charles McCoy
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Bert Jimenez
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
(SEAL)
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE
FIRE AND AMBULANCE DISTRlCT 1 OF
~ONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA
Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAG~ Clerk
By:
Mayor/Chairperson
By
Deputy Clerk