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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FIRE AND AMBULANCE DISTRICT 1
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: April2L 2010
Division:
Emergency Services
Bulk Item: Yes
No X
Department: Fire Rescue
Staff Contact Person: Camille DubroffX6010
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of write off of ground ambulance transport account
#800571-01 in the amount of$509.00.
ITEM BACKGROUND: On March 24, 2008, the patient for account #800571-01 was the victim of a
violent crime and required ground ambulance transportation to the landing zone and then subsequent
air ambulance transportation to Ryder Trauma Center. This resulted in two ambulance bills. The air
ambulance bill received compensation in the amount of $8744.00 (of the $13,380,00 invoice) from the
State Crime Compensation and the remainder was forgiven according to Florida Statutes. At the time
that this was paid by the Attorney General's Office, they did not realize that a ground ambulance
transport bill was pending also,
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In light of the fact that (1) the Attorney General's office has paid out all available funds to providers,
(2) the patient was a victim of a violent crime and has no means to pay the bill, and (3) the defendant is
already serving a sentence pursuant to a plea agreement including an order calling for restitution to the
Attorney General's Office, which would be difficult and expensive to open and amend, we request that
the Board approve the write off of the $509.00 for the ground ambulance ride for this patient. The
County Attorney's office agrees that a write off is agreeable due to the circumstances.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOG ACTION: None.
CONTRACTIAGREEMENTCHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval oftrus item as written.
TOTAL COST:
N/A INDIRECT COST: N/A BUDGETED: Yes
No
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERNCE
N/A
COST TO COUNTY: N/A SOURCE OF FUNDS: N/A
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No X A OUNTPERMONTH Year
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION:
Revised 07/09
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Hall-Cynthia
Monday, March 22,2010.4:10 PM
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Dubroff-Camille
Yvonne:
This is further to our conversation of a few minutes ago.
As you know, we have all recently come to realize that there was a $509 bill for the ground ambulance, which was
separate and apart from the invoice for the Trauma Star transport (account 503-01). On the Trauma Star bill, the County
accepted payment from the Attorney General's Office of $8744 and wrote off slightly more than $4K. It is the ground
ambulance bill for I which is now in collections.
In light of the fact that (1) the Attorney General's office has paid out all available funds to providers, (2) I was
a victim of a violent crime and has no means to pay the bill, and (3) the defendant is already serving a sentence pursuant
to a plea agreement which includes a restitution order calling for restitution to the AG's Office, which would be difficult to
open and amend, subject to approval of the BOCC, Monroe County EMS will write off the $509 bill for the ground
ambulance ride for this patient.
Camille Dubroff from Fire Rescue will prepare an agenda item for the April 21 ,2010 meeting. You will be able to seEtttle
agenda item on the County's website after April 9, 2010, and you should be able to see the minutes approving the write-
off on the Clerk's website after the meeting (usually a couple of weeks).
Ms. Dubroff will contact the collection company and ask them to discontinue efforts to collect from
meantime, it would be helpfUl if you could serrd me a copy of the bill.
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Thank you, and good luck to
Cynthia L. Hall
Assistant County Attorney
Monroe County Attorney's Office
1111 12th St!. Suite 408
Key West, F~ 33040
Tel (305) 292-3470
Fax (305)292-3516
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