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I COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT A & S AMBULANCE SERVICE IS ASKING THIS BOARD TO SUBSIDIZE A PRIVATE BUSINESS, AND HE COULD NOT APPROVE THIS. MR.COX STATED THAT IF THE BOARD DOES NOT FURNISH HIM WITH THE MONEY, HE WILL HAVE TO DISCONTINUE THIS SERVICE, BUT FEELS IT WILL ST.ILL HAVE TO BE FURNISHED BY SOMEONE ELSE, COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED MR. COX WHAT RECOURSE HE HAS ON THE REJEC- TIONS OF PAYMENT BY THE STATE. MR. COX STATED THAT HE CAN GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR TO FILL OUT ANOTHER FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE BOARD IN .JACKSONVILLE WHO WILL REVIEW IT AGAIN. IF IT IS AGAIN REJECTED, HE CAN TRAVEL TO .JACKSONVILLE FOR HEARING. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF MR. COX HAS GUIDELINES ON WHAT THE STATE. WILL PAY, MR. COX STATED THAT THEY WILL PAY TO THE NEAREST FACILITY PERFORM- ING THE SERVICE, BUT HE CANNOT ALWAYS DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE HANDLED IN ORLANDO INSTEAD OF GAINESVILLE, AND THEY DECIDE WHERE THE.PATIENT SHOULD HAVE GONE. ` COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT IF MR. COX INCREASED HIS RATES BY lO%, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS SERVICE. MR, COX INFORMED HIM THAT THE STATE HAS SUGGESTED THAT THERE BE A DECREASE IN RATES. COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT HE FEELS IT IS NOT PROPER FOR THE COUNTY TO SUBSIDIZE PRIVATE BUSINESS, AND HE CAN NOT GO ALONG WITH THIS RE- QUEST, CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REVIEW THESE FIGURES OR THE MATERIAL SUBMITTED. MR. COX SUGGESTED THE BOARD HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING ON FRIDAY. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT THE BOARD COULD NOT HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING ON FRIDAY BECAUSE OF OTHER BUSINESS. COMMISSIONER LOY STATED THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION THE SERVICE PER- FORMED IS A VALUABLE ONE, BUT BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED TODAY, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MEET THIS REQUEST ON.THIS SHORT NOTICE, SHE IS NOT IN FAVOR OF THE COUNTY SUBSIDIZING THIS SERVICE -4 -- IT WAS THE BOARD'S FEELINGS THAT THEY COULD NOT SUBSIDIZE A PRIVATE BUSINESS. ®30� • e Foot 25 DDD siaa�f �7 ` FEB41976 .