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Resolution amending Resolution No. 819 of 2015, authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Safety and/or the Chief of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with McKesson, a subsidiary corporation of PST Services, Inc., for the provision of ambulance billing and collection services to the City of Pittsburgh.
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Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1.
Section 1 of Resolution No. 819 of 2015 which reads as follows:
The Mayor, Director of Public Safety and/or the Chief of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services ("EMS") are authorized to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with McKesson to provide the City of Pittsburgh with billing services (i.e. invoicing and collection) for medical services and ambulance transportation provided by EMS. The Professional Services Agreement or Agreements shall commence on or about January 1, 2016 and shall be for a five-year term, with an option to renew for one additional one-year term. The costs associated with performance shall be based on a flat rate of 4.9% dependent upon the amounts collected annually by the chosen vendor and chargeable to and payable from the following account codes and subject to the appropriation of funds by City Council in future budget years:
Account Number Budget Year
11101.56.56151.220000.2016 2016
11101.56.56151.220000.2017 2017
11101.56.56151.220000.2018 2018
11101.56.56151.220000.2019 2019
11101.56.56151.220000.2020 2020
Said Agreement(s) shall be approved by the City Solicitor as to form and substance.
is hereby amended to read:
The Mayor, Director of Public Safety and/or the Chief of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services ("EMS") are authorized to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with McKesson to provide the City of Pittsburgh with billing services (i.e. invoicing and collection) for medical services and ambulance transportation provided by EMS as well as separate collection services with regard to outstanding bills generated by the City’s former billing vendor prior to the term of said Agreement or Agreements. The Professional Services Agreement or Agreements shall commence on or about January 1, 2016 and shall be for a five-year term, with an option to renew for one additional one-year term.
The costs associated with performance of said billing services shall be based on a flat rate of 4.9% dependent upon the amounts collected annually by the chosen vendor McKesson and chargeable to and payable from the following account codes and subject to the appropriation of funds by City Council in future budget years:
Account Number Budget Year
11101.56.43501.220000.2016 2016
11101.56.43501.220000.2017 2017
11101.56.43501.220000.2018 2018
11101.56.43501.220000.2019 2019
11101.56.43501.220000.2020 2020
The costs associated with performance of said collection services pursuant to outstanding bills generated by the City’s former billing vendor shall be based on a flat rate of 9% of net revenue as defined in said Agreement or Agreements plus a $5.00 fee for processing each individual invoice chargeable to and payable from the following account codes and subject to the appropriation of funds by City Council in future budget years:
Account Number Budget Year
11101.56 43 .43501.220000.2016 2016
11101.56 43 .43501.220000.2017 2017
11101.56 43 .43501.220000.2018 2018
11101.56 43 .43501.220000.2019 2019
11101.56 43 .43501.220000.2020 2020
Said Agreement(s) shall be approved by the City Solicitor as to form and substance.