(a) After the expiration of a ninety-day period after proper application for the payment of a medical claim in excess of two hundred dollars ($200.00) which remains unpaid by the medical insurance carrier, and upon proper documentation of the same as established by the Director of Finance, the Director is hereby authorized, in his or her discretion, to advance directly to the medical provider that portion of the medical expense which normally would be paid by the medical insurance carrier.
(b) Any person who receives a benefit under this section will hold in trust for the City the payment by the medical insurance carrier of the medical expenses and reimburse the City to the extent of the payment by the City under the terms of this section. Any person who receives payment under this provision will cooperate fully to assist the City to recover such payment.
(c) The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to make the appropriate entries and issue warrants and vouchers pursuant thereof.
(Ord. 1990-93. Passed 5-21-90.)