1988-060-RES WHEREAS, the City Council requested to participate in between the Paris-Lamar County Lamar, Texas;

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8.02 Approval of Bill. After review, the County Judge shall submit his recommendations to the County Auditor for audit, approval and presentation to the Lamar County Commissioners Court. The Bill will be presented at the next regularly scheduled meeting- of the Commissioners Court after the submission of the Bill by the County Auditor. Bills submitted shall be approved by the County Auditor and the Commissioners Court prior to payment. In the event that any Bills submitted by the Health Unit to the County should contain charges which the County believes may not be eligible for reimbursement, the County shall pay the portion of the Bill which is not disputed. Payment of the approved portion of the Bill shall be made within 30 working days of the Commissioners Court meeting at which payment is approved. 8.03 Disputed Bills. If the County determines, in good faith, that a patient for whom the Health Unit has billed County was not an Eligible Resident pursuant to this Agreement or that services billed are not covered by this Agreement, the County Judge shall notify the Health Unit of this determination within thirty (30) days of presentation of the Bill. - Within twenty (20) days after the end of each calendar quarter, the City Manager of the City of Paris, the Administrator of the Health Unit and the County Judge shall meet to negoti- ate the amounts in dispute. Amounts agreed upon shall be presented and paid as provided for in this Section. Amounts still in dispute thirty (30) days after the first meeting between the City Manager, Administrator of the Health Unit and the County Judge shall be submitted to a vote of the Health Units Board which decision shall accepted by County and final. 8.04 Disallowance of Bills. Except as provided in Sections 7, 10 and 11 and except in cases of fraud, misrepresentation or clerical error, the County shall have the right to disallow payments to the Health Unit only if the patient for whom the Health Unit submits a bill to County is not an Eligible Resident as that term is defined in this Agreement or if the services provided are not covered by this Agreement. Section 9 -- Compensation. '. 9.01 pa~ent Standard for Indi~ent Care. The County is lia le for paying for Indigent Care Services provided under this Agreement at 100 percent of the rates referenced below established by the Department of Human Services as the payment standard for mandatory services as set forth in the regulations adopted under the Act, 40 T.A.C. 14.203: -6-