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AUG 14 1990 <br />$20,253.53 for the cost of Mr. Denmon's treatment. The <br />matter was sent to County Administrator Charles Balczun for <br />a recommendation, and the bill was not paid while the matter <br />was investigated. The Hospital has recently reactivated its <br />claim. Due to the length of time since the accident, I <br />suggested that I could recommend to the Board of County <br />Commissioners that the County pay one half the expense in <br />full settlement of the claim. The attorney for the <br />Hospital, Mr. Robert Nall, agreed to this. <br />If the Board agrees, the appropriate action would be to <br />authorize the County to pay the Hospital a check in the <br />amount of $10,116. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval to pay Hospital <br />the amount of $10,116. <br />Commissioner Wheeler asked if there is any way over the long <br />term to tie such an individual up to where they would owe us the <br />money. <br />Attorney Vitunac was not sure there is. He noted that even <br />if a rich prisoner who is in jail under your custody has medical <br />expenses, the County pays them after you go through the pro- <br />cedures of the law. The law says you go after the prisoner first <br />and his insurance, and failing that, the County pays. Most <br />generally these people are long gone deadbeats. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Bowman, the Board unanimously authorized <br />staff to pay the Hospital $10,116 as full settlement <br />of their claim for treatment of Dwight Denmon. <br />77 <br />