[Adopted 3-21-2006 by Ord. No. O-06-07]
A. 
The New Jersey State Department of Health has issued licensure for the Howell Township Emergency Medical Services Program to be administered by the Howell Township Emergency Medical Services Unit or Division within the Township of Howell Police Department.
B. 
The Emergency Medical Unit or Division within the Township of Howell Police Department has applied for a "provider number" from the Federal and State Medicare/Medicaid Program, enabling the Township to institute a third-party payment plan.
C. 
Most residents have an insurance plan or Medicare/Medicaid which provides payments to relieve or to partially relieve their payment obligations.
The Township of Howell hereby establishes the third-party payment plan and a subscription membership plan in accordance with Health Care Finance Administration Guidelines ("HCFA") so that taxpayers will not be responsible for co-payments.
A. 
The Director of the EMS Unit or Division and the Chief Financial Officer of the Township of Howell ("CFO"), in consultation with the Township Insurance Specialist, shall be responsible for the plan's billing.
B. 
The fee for services is initially set as $600 plus $12 per mile.
[Amended 12-19-2006 by Ord. No. O-06-56; 9-1-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-48]
C. 
The Director of the Division or Unit and the CFO shall annually review the plan's cost accounting records. The CFO shall obtain the statewide industry average.
D. 
The CFO shall annually, no later than March 1 on the year following adoption of this article, adjust the fee for services as set forth in § 29-6B herein pursuant to the recommendation of the Director of the Division or Unit and the Insurance Consultant.
E. 
The subscription plan shall be reviewed annually by the CFO and the prescription plan allocation shall be adjusted in the following year's budget in accordance with HCFA guidelines. The CFO and the Insurance Consultant shall prepare a report to be filed with the Office of the Township Clerk.
F. 
A certified copy of this article shall be filed with the applicable federal and/or state agencies.