22.
Commissioners Court - Regular Session
- Meeting Date:
- 05/19/2020
- Title:
- Second Amendment For Billing and Accounts Receivable Services Agreement 13RFP00101
- Submitted For:
- Randy Barker
- Submitted By:
- Dianne West, Purchasing
- Department:
- Purchasing
- Agenda Category:
- Consent
Information
Agenda Item
Discuss, consider and take appropriate action to authorize the Second Amendment to Contract 13RFP00101 between Williamson County EMS and DM Medical Billings LLC, to outline the role and responsibility to handle COVID-19 related accounts under the Terms & Conditions of the CARES Act Provider Relief Funds. The Second Amendment would allow a percentage of reimbursement to the Third Party Agency (TPA) for tracking and reporting disallowed insurance amounts not pursued by the TPA.
Background
Under the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund, Williamson County EMS received an initial tranche of funds on April 17, 2020 in the amount of $170,569.32. This is the first of several fund appropriations to address the economic impact on frontline providers incurring additional expenses caring for COVID-19 patients, support healthcare-related expenses, lost revenue attributable to COVID-19 and to ensure uninsured Americans can get testing and treatment for COVID-19. The Terms and Conditions stipulate that COVID and COVID-related patients cannot be balance billed beyond what insurance pays and the portion insurance deems to be the patient's responsibility. The revenue received through the contracted Third Party Agency (DM Medical Billings) will be less, but the TPA will still have to do the same amount of work through tracking and reporting. The current contract with the TPA states they only receive commission based on the total billing reimbursements collected. The TPA would not receive revenue for this extra work. An amendment to the contract would allow a percentage of commission to be paid for compensation of work performed in regard to tracking and reporting as required by the CARES Act Terms & Conditions. The First Amendment and the original contract are attached to this agenda item for further reference. The department point of contact is Beth Jones. The accounting for this will be 01.0100.0540.004101 Collection Fees.
Fiscal Impact
| From/To | Acct No. | Description | Amount |
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Attachments
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| County Judge Exec Asst. | Andrea Schiele | 05/14/2020 09:40 AM |
- Form Started By:
- dianne.west
- Started On:
- 05/12/2020 03:24 PM
- Final Approval Date:
- 05/14/2020