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ORA'v 3E COUNTY <br /> BOARD CZ Ca• IIssi nas Action <br /> rIO a' <br /> A GA I'M ABSTRACT Item <br /> t TI DATE AUGUST 4, 1986 <br /> • <br /> Subject: Revised Pees for Dental Clinics <br /> [ Dcvartrent: Health J Public Rearing: yes _ <br /> Attacha;�ent(s) : Itr o�.tatioi Contact: Jerry Robinson <br /> • <br /> One - Listing of Proposed Pees <br /> • Phone N►zber: -732--8181, Ext. 311 <br /> Purpose: At its June 26, 1986 meeting the Board of Health and Health Director <br /> reviewed a June, 1986 usual and customary fee analysis that had been prepared <br /> by the Dental Director and dentist Board of Health member. The Board policy <br /> is to keep our 100% pay at the median of local usual and customary private <br /> practice charges. The attached recommended fees and base visit minimum <br /> charge would accomplish our policy goal. - <br /> 0 <br /> Need: Public clinic fees should not compete with private practice fees. Our <br /> fees should be revised to avoid such competition, • <br /> • <br /> Impact: Approximately 80% of all our clinic patients are sufficiently low income <br /> that they either pay at 20% of full charge or the minimum visit charge <br /> (recommended to go from $5 to $8). The- revised ,fees would increase our <br /> clinic fee income by up to $400 per month. This-,income was included in <br /> the dental revenue projections in the budget adopted by the Commissioners <br /> on Jury 23. _ <br /> Recommendation(s): Adopt the dental fees,,as recommended by the Board of Health <br /> and Health Director. <br /> . �M <br />