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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br /> Board of Health Policy and Procedures Manual <br /> Section I: Board Adopted Policies <br /> Policy B: Fee and Eligibility Policy <br /> Reviewed by: Financial Review Committee,Health Director <br /> Approved by: Board of Health,Health Director <br /> e. The county attorney's office has deemed debt that becomes part of an estate will <br /> become dissolved. <br /> £ If the client presents and voluntarily wishes to pay on the account, any amount <br /> the client offers will be accepted, documented in the client file, and a receipt will <br /> be provided. <br /> g. Mobile Home Parks are billed annually on the calendar year. The procedure is <br /> the same as noted above. <br /> -10_Insurance and Third Party Billing <br /> 1. Where a third party is responsible,bills are to be submitted to that party; <br /> 2. Third parties authorized or legally obligated to pay for clients at or below 100%FPL <br /> are properly billed. <br /> 3. Third party bills(including Medicaid) show total charges without any discounts <br /> unless there is a contracted reimbursement rate that must be billed per the third parry <br /> agreement. <br /> 4. The health department will bill insurance and managed care organizations for which <br /> provider approval has been established. The patient will be responsible for all <br /> deductibles, coinsurance and non-covered charges. <br /> 5. Patient or parent/guardian signature is required to give authorization to file claims <br /> and provide necessary information to the insurance company(Attachment E). <br /> 6. Patients, or the accompanying parent/guardian of an un-emancipated minor with <br /> appropriate insurance benefits,who receive public health services will be given the <br /> opportunity to choose whether to have insurance filed in order to avoid breach of <br /> confidentiality or pay the associated fee according to where the patient falls on the <br /> sliding fee scale. <br /> VIII. Review and Approval <br /> A. This Policy shall be reviewed annually by members of the Financial Review Committee. <br /> The committee shall have representatives from each division, and must also include the <br /> Health Department's Finance and Administrative Services Director <br /> B. Any policy revisions must be approved by the Health Director and the Board of Health. <br /> Page 8 of 8 <br /> Original Effective Date:January 25,2001 <br /> Revision Dates:, n�1^Tz015,4�,4/2016,9/2018,10/2019,10/2020 <br />