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FROM: John Cullen
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DATE: JULY 22, 2008
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SUBJECT: Discharge from Accountability for certain Health Services accounts
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
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AUTHORIZE the discharge from accountability for certain Health Services accounts which are
not collectible due to one or more of the following reasons: the accounts are being discharged
in Bankruptcy; debtors are deceased, the statute of limitations for pursuing recovery of the
debt has expired; the cost of recovery is excessive; and/or the debtor no longer resides in the
State.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The value of the accounts to be discharged total $5,934,566.33
REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Office of Revenue Collection (ORC) has received confirmation that these accounts in the
collection system are not recoverable due to one or more of the following reasons: the
accounts are being discharged in Bankruptcy; debtors are deceased; the statute of limitations
for pursuing recovery of the debt has expired; the cost of recovery is excessive; and/or the
debtor no longer resides in the State.
Based on the stated facts, the Health Services Department should write off these accounts as
"Charity Care" pursuant to its Hospital Charity Care Policy.
Approval of the recommended action will allow ORC to purge these files from our computer
system thereby creating:
1. An accurate inventory of recoverable accounts
2. A more manageable case count for the collection staff
3. Elimination of redundant research by the accounting staff
4. A better work distribution to staff
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT_YES SIGNATURE:
4EC/OMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR—RECOMMENDOF BAR CO ITTEE
V APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT/�� �r ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Johnny W Jefferson(5-8550) A
CC: Auditor-Controller,Tim Ernst ATTESTED s
CAO,Lisa Driscoll JO C EN,CL K OF
Health Services,Pat Godley T BO RD OF SUPERVISORS
ORC,Johnny W.Jefferson AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY