Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 120203 |
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File Number: 120203 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-234-12 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 3/6/2012 | ||||||||||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 3/6/2012 | 11A9 | Adopted | P | |||
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Public Safety & Healthcare Admin Cmte | 2/14/2012 | 2A | Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation | P | |||
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County Attorney | 1/31/2012 | Referred | Public Safety & Healthcare Admin Cmte | 2/14/2012 | |||
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County Attorney | 1/31/2012 | Assigned | Valda Clark Christian | ||||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE MAYOR, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST TO COLLABORATE TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE CORRECTIONS HEALTH SERVICES INTAKE WORKFLOW, POLICY AND PROCEDURE THAT WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, EARLY VERIFICATION OF HEALTH CARE PAYMENT COVERAGE FOR EACH PRESENTING ARRESTEE AND PURSUIT OF PAYMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO ARRESTEES FROM ANY IDENTIFIED RESPONSIBLE THIRD PARTY PAYER AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR, DEPARTMENT AND TRUST TO REPORT ON SAID POLICY AND PROCEDURE NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION BODY WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department (the �Department�) operates 5 detention facilities and supervises over 5,000 inmates annually in service to local law enforcement agencies; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 25A of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County (the �Trust�) governs, operates and maintains the Jackson Health System, including Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson South Community Hospital, Jackson North Medical Center, and other health care facilities and programs; and WHEREAS, Trust operations include the Corrections Health Services business unit, which provides medical screening and care to arrestees and inmates supervised by the Department; and WHEREAS, the current intake process for arrestees of various law enforcement agencies involves a medical triage or prescreening, which is potentially followed by additional medical screening or care; and WHEREAS, third party payer coverage may be available for medical services provided to arrestees and inmates; and WHEREAS, said third party payer coverage should be identified as early as possible to facilitate appropriate billing and timely payment, as permissible under applicable law; and WHEREAS, the current arrestee intake process could include assessment of an individual�s health care coverage by third party payers including insurance, managed care organizations or government programs; and WHEREAS, the Trust and the Department would benefit from a clear Corrections Health Services intake workflow, policy and procedure requiring early assessment of third party payer coverage and pursuit of payment, as permissible under applicable law, from identified third party payer resources for arrestees and inmates; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25A-9(c)(5) of the Miami-Dade County Code, the Trust shall comply with directives of the Board as set forth in resolutions, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board directs the Mayor, Department of Corrections, and the Public Health Trust to: Section 1. Collaborate to develop a Corrections Health Services intake workflow, policy and procedure including, but not limited to, early verification of health care payment coverage for each presenting arrestee and pursuit of payment for medical services rendered to arrestees from any identified responsible third party payer; Section 2. Present the policy and procedure to the Public Safety and Healthcare Administration Committee of the Board no later than one hundred twenty (120) days from the effective date of this Resolution. |
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