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SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE <br />AGREEMENT IN REGARD TO MAINTENANCE OF THE SECONDARY ROADS AS PREPARED <br />BY THE DOT IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF COMMITMENTS FROM THE DOT ON <br />EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL ROADS ABOUT WHICH WE ARE CONCERNED. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS <br />BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE IN REGARD TO THE 4:00 P.M. <br />RATE HEARING SCHEDULED FOR IXORIA UTILITIES WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE <br />TO BE HELD ,LATER IN THE DAY. HE NOTED THAT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN <br />ADVERTISED FOR THIS HOUR, AND IN GENERAL DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED <br />THAT WITH THE LONG AGENDA ANTICIPATED, IT PROBABLY WILL BE HEARD <br />LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. IN ANY EVENT. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD A BILL RECEIVED <br />FROM JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INDIGENT, JOHN <br />MCINTOSH, WHO WAS REFERRED TO THEM FROM INDIAN RIVER MEMORIAL <br />HOSPITAL. COMMISSIONER LOY STATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE` <br />CORRESPONDENCE IN REGARD TO THIS MATTER, WHICH SHE FEELS SHOULD BE <br />MADE A PART OF THE RECORD. SHE NOTED THAT UNDER THE NEW HEALTH <br />" RESPONSIBILITY ACT PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE, WE BEAR CONSIDERABLE <br />RESPONSIBILITY WHEN OUR PEOPLE ARE TRANSFERRED TO A'HOSPITAL.OUTSIDE <br />OF OUR COUNTY FOR TREATMENT. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT IN THIS <br />CASE THE PATIENT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL 68 DAYS AND THE TOTAL HOSPITAL <br />BILL IS $57,22$.49. SHE FELT, HOWEVER, THAT JACKSON MEMORIAL <br />HOSPITAL DID NOT OBTAIN THE EXACT AUTHORITY THEY SHOULD HAVE FROM <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND THEY DID NOT USE HRS FORMS.• COMMISSIONER <br />LOY CONTINUED THAT ATTORNEY COLLINS IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE FOLLOW <br />OUR STANDARD PROCEDURE AND PAY THEM FOR THE FIRST 12 DAYS, WHICH <br />WE FEEL ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS COUNTY, AT THEIR PER DIEM <br />RATE OF $242.00, WHICH WOULD AMOUNT TO A TOTAL OF $2,904.00. SHE <br />NOTED THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT NEEDS AUTHORIZATION TO PAY THE <br />BILL IN SOME MANNER. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THAT THE BILL RECEIVED' <br />FROM JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR PATIENT JOHN-MCINTOSH BE PAID <br />AT THEIR CURRENT PER DIEM RATE OF $242.00 FOR A TOTAL OF TWELVE <br />DAYS. <br />51 <br />