PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 163, ARTICLE 2 AND ARTICLE 3, HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS, GENERAL ORDINANCES, MARTIN COUNTY CODE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a public hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 163 of the General Ordinances relating to health care for indigent residents. The amendment is necessary to comply recent changes made by the Florida legislature in Chapter 2026-190, Laws of Florida (HB 4007).The proposed ordinance revises the process for County Health Care Fund distributions to licensed hospitals for the care of indigent residents, the eligibility criteria for qualifying as an indigent resident, the elimination of the County Health Care Review Board, and the removal of Martin County’s statutory authority to acquire liens for welfare repayment.
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DEPARTMENT: County Attorney
PREPARED BY: Name: Caroline Mockler
Title: Assistant County Attorney
REQUESTED BY: Michelle Miller, Human Services Director
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Chapter 163, Article 2, Sections 163.32 through 163.34, General Ordinances, Maritn County Code, establishes a County Health Care Fund, restricts the fund’s use to specified County health-care purposes, and sets basic fiscal controls by requiring year-end balances to remain in the fund and disbursements to be approved and issued by the Board of County Commissioners (Board). These sections also create a five-member County Health Care Review Board to provide recommendations for which indigent individuals’ eligible medical costs should be paid from the fund.
Chapter 163, Article 3, Sections 163.61 through 163.65, General Ordinances, authorizes Martin County to seek repayment of funds spent on an indigent or welfare recipient’s care, hospitalization, sustenance, or maintenance by placing a lien, so long as doing so does not cause undue hardship or ...
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