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Home My WebLink About1962-063Motion was made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commis- sioner Macdonald and unanimously carried,.that the following Resolution be adapted. R E S 0 L. U T I 0 N WHEREAS, Chapter 401, Florida Statutes, creates a program known as "Hospital Service for the Indigent" for the purpose of providing essential hospitalization for acutely ill or, injured persons in this State who are medically indigent; and, WHEREAS, the 1961 Legislature appropriated $1,025,000.00 to the State Board of Health for the biennium, July 1, 1961 through June 30, 1963, for the administration of this program and for the purpose of allotting State funds to each County in proportion to its population to augment County funds which may be provided for these purposes; and, WHEREAS, Section 401.08 (2), supra, authorizes each Board of County Commissioners or other local official agency of this State to.budget for and provide County funds as may be necessary to match, on a formula basis, the County's part of the cost of this program; and, WHEREAS, Section 401.06 (2) (a), supra, provides that the financial participation required of each County each year shall be equal to at ]east one-half dollar for each inhabitant of said County according to the estimate of the population of said County for such year; and, WHEREAS, the estimated population of Indian River County for the current year is 26100 inhabitants; now; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Hoard of County Commissioners of Indian River County meeting in Vero Beach, Florida, this 23rd day of October, 1962, that effective October 1, 1962, Indian River County participate in said state-wide program, designed to provide "Hospital Service for the Indigent" as provided by Chapter 401, supra, and for these purposes there is hereby established as an item in the County budget the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund" in the amount of $13,050.00, consisting of County Funds in the amount is not less than fifty based cents ($.50) per capita of County Funds/on the above estimated population of Indian River County, and State Matching Funds in the amount of $5,125.00; and, BE IT FURTHUR RESOLVED, that the "Indian River County Indigent Hospital Fund" shall be administered as follows: 1. Expenditures from this fund will be made only for the provision of essential hospital care for indigent and medically indigent residents of Indian River County who are acutely ill or injured. 2. The indigency or medical indigency of all recipients of hospitalization under this program will be determined through an investigation made by the Indian River County Health Department or its duly authorized representative, except that when it is determined a pa- tient is a recipient of benefits under the State Department of Welfare, no furthur check as to his indignecyc shall be necessary. 3. A determination that the patient is acutely ill or injured and the hospitalization is essential to the patient's treatment will be made for each recipient of hospitalization under this program by a doctor of medicine, duly licensed to practice in this State. 4. Authorization for hospitalization under this program shall be made by the Indian River County Health Ae partment. 5. Payments for hospitalization from the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund" will be limited to the non-profit basic cost to the hospital for provi- ding essential hospital care to the medically Indigent patient. 6. Payments for hospitalization from the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund" will be made by this Board of the hospital providing essential hospital care to medical indigent and acutely ill or injured re- sidents of Indian River County whose hospitalization has been authorized under the provisions of this program by the Indian River County Health Department. 7. A record will be maintained by this Board of all expenditures made from the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund" and these records shall include- A. The patient's name, age, sex and race; and, if married, the full name of the patiept's spouse. b. The parent's full names if the patient is a minor. c.Patient's address. d. Name of medical doctor who diagnosed patient and certified hospitalization essential to his treatment. e. Physician's diagnosis. f. The calendar days of hospitalization received.' g. A record of payment to-this hospital. and, BE IT FURTHUR RESOLVED that this Board will make all medical and financial records supporting direct expenditures from the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund" available for review by the State Board of Health, and this Board will submit quarterly to the State Board of Health a certification identifying hospitalized cases and the payments for the case of each made from the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund", together with a quarterly statement of expenditures certifying that all such payments were made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 401, supra, and on the basis of such requisition this Board will request the State Board of Health to authorize direct payments to the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners from Indian River County's share of the State appropriation for this program, less any charges that may have been paid to hospitals outside of Indian River County by the State Board of Health for necessary emergency treatment of indigent Indian River County residents; and, BE IT FURTHUR RESOLVED, that all payments received from the State of Florida through this program shall augment the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund',' and shall be expended in addition to County Funds herein appropriated in accordance with County Annual Budget Statute, Chapter 129, Florida Statutes; and, BE IT FURTHUR RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this Resolution be submitted to the Indian River County Health Department and the State Board of Health John Gould, County Attorney, gave a report on Roseland road right-of-way acquisition and the following action was taken. Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commis- sioner McCullers and unanimously carried, that the County Attorney is authorized to offer $200.00 for parcel 161.1 to Dir. Jack L. McEwen.. Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commis- sioner Waddell and unanimously carried, that $100.00 is authorized to be paid to Mrs. Chester Granger for parcel 146.1. Motion was made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commis- sioner McCullers and unanimously carried, that $100.00 be paid to W. E. Elkins for parcel 154.1. Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commis- sioner McCullers and unanimously carried, that $100.00, plus removing one banyan tree, be authorized for parcel 134.1, property of William Bricker. The County Attorney was authorized to pegotiate an agreement on the Swords Bros. railway crossing, agreeing to pay $10.00 a year for this crossing and nothing else. Motion was made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commission- er McCullers and unanimously carried, that the contract for'kitchc:n equip- ment for the jail be accepted and the following Resolution adopted. ---------------------- RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, did advertise and call for bids for manufacture and in- stallation of certain kitchen equipment for Indian River County Sheriff Department and Jail, and, WHEREAS, bids were -submitted by several persons, firms and corporations of which The Zack Company was the lowest responsible bidder,and WHEREFORE, said Board finds and determines that -The Zack Company was and is a responsible bidder and that its bid was the lowest responsible bid; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that Indian River County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, enter into a contract with The Zack Company for manufacture and installation of certain kitchen equipment for Indian River County Sheriff Department and Jail,, in words, phrases and'figures as follows: