25F - AGMT - PARAMEDIC BILLING SRVS

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Agreement for Paramedic /Medical Billing and Collection Services June 17, 2014 Page 3 The proposed cost for Wittman's Paramedic Subscription Program service will be applied to fees collected and is as follows: ➢ Initial and subsequent renewal mailings - $1.00 per account. ➢ Administration of the City's subscription program: (Year 1) - 12% of subscription membership fees collected. (Year 2) - 11 % of subscription membership fees collected. (Year 3) - 10% of subscription membership fees collected. In order to implement third party administration of the Paramedic Subscription Program through Wittman, Medicare requires that a jurisdiction maintain a certain paramedic subscription fee threshold to meet Medicare Part B cost - sharing guidelines. This would require the City to increase its current annual subscription fee from $50.96 to $65. Participation in the optional City Paramedic Subscription proposal is elective on the part of the City and can be exercised by the City Manager or his designee for the first agreement year, prior to January 1, 2015, and thereafter prior to July 1St for any subsequent agreement year. Based on the potential to more efficiently promote and administer the City's Paramedic Subscription Program and thereby expand participation by Santa Ana residents, staff recommends inclusion of this option. FISCAL IMPACT As payment for services is contingent upon successful collection, Wittman will share in the total revenue recovered from their billing /collection efforts and paid from the Fire Services Contract Services Professional account no (01115330- 62300). ± N''i�Lj\�_Lrr 1 3 Francisco Gutierrez Executive Director I Finance & Management Services Agencyl�� FG /wh Exhibit: Agreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC; 25F -3