(a) A detailed listing of patients who are transported and/or have utilized emergency medical services will be compiled by the third party billing agent, system EMS providers and/or the designated Program Manager. This information will be transmitted to any third party billing agency selected by DFREM to be responsible for reimbursement efforts. The information will, however, be subject to the confidentiality requirements of applicable law.
(b) The fees established by the Board of Supervisors for system EMS transports may be adjusted annually in accordance with the federally approved Medicare Fee Schedule or the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as recommended by the County Administrator in the annual budget proposal to the Board. Any change to the fee schedule shall be approved by the Board and included in the adopted appropriation resolution.
(c) The County Treasurer's Office will certify and provide the applicable CPI of the EMS Transport Reimbursement Program to the designated Program Manager and third party billing agency. The third party billing agency is to notify the Program Manager and County Treasurer's Office in writing of all applicable Medicare authorized increases; if no increases are applicable to the County, then the Treasurer will validate any increases to the fee schedule for the following County fiscal year.
(Ord. 14-02. Passed 1-15-14.)