HomeMy WebLinkAboutR1975-17 County Personal Home Health Services RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of
Eagle , State of Colorado, as follows :
010 1. That there be and is hereby created a county personal home health
care service to be administered by and through the office of the Eagle
County Nurse.
2 . That the personal home health care services shall include , but not
be limited to, home health care , physical and occupational therapy,
orthopedic and dental services for children and such other health care
services as may be established by federal or state law, and such other
health care services as the County Health Nurse shall deem proper and
advisable.
3. That the County Health Nurse be and she is authorized to employ
professional or practical assistants from time to time as may be
required for the implementation of the program and to pay reasonable
0 salaries and expenses for such assistants , provided that in no event
shall salaries paid exceed the amount currently being paid for like
services by the Vail Valley Medical Center, Vail, Colorado.
4. That fees shall be charged for such personal home health care
services , such fees to be according to a sliding fee scale , a copy of
which is attached at the end of this Resolution , provided that such
fees shall in no event exceed the actual cost of rendering such services,
and the fees so collected shall be allocated to the expenses of rendering
such services.
5. That the County Health Nurse shall prepare and submit to the Board
of County Commissioners , the rules and regulations under which the
personal home health care services shall be administered for approval
by the said Board of Health.
6. There is hereby established a separate accounting of a portion of
the General Fund in the sum of $1,000. 00 , to be used to pay the expenses
of the home health care program and the appropriate expenses of the
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program, into which all fees collected for such fees shall be deposited.
7. That in no event shall any person be denied personal health services
for failure to nay the fees herein provided.
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POLICIES
SLIDING, FEE SCALE FOR HOME VISITS
The full fee for a nursing visit is twenty dollars ($20. 00) per visit.
SPhe following fee schedule is based on net or "take home" pay which the
family can afford to pay per week (not per visit) . Further adjustment
may be necessary if there are unusually large debts. This determination
should be made by the nurse establishing the fee .
NET INCOME NUMBERS IN HOUSEHOLD
ANNUAL MONTHLY WEEKLY 1 2 3 4 5 6+
20000 1666+ 416+ 20. 00 20. 00 20. 00 20. 00 20. 00 20. 00
19000 1583+ 395+ 18. 00 18. 00 18. 00 18. 00 18.00 18. 00
18000 1500+ 375+ 16.00 16. 00 16. 00 16. 00 16.00 16. 00
9883+ 826+ 207+ 13 .00 13 .00 13 . 00 13 .00 13. 00 13.00
8815-9883 735-825 170-206 10. 00 10. 00 10. 00 10. 00 10 . 00 10. 00
8295-8814 692-734 160-169 10. 00 10. 00 10. 00 10. 00 10. 00 9. 00
7775-8294 649-691 150-159 10. 00 10. 00 10.00 10. 00 9. 00 8. 00
7255-7774 605-648 140-149 10.00 10. 00 10. 00 9. 00 8. 00 7. 00
6735-7254 562-604 130-139 10. 00 10. 00 9. 00 8. 00 7 .00 6. 00
6163-6734 514-561 120-129 10. 00 9. 00 8. 00 7 .00 6. 00 5 .00
5695-6162 475-513 110-119 9.00 8. 00 7 .00 6. 00 5.00 4. 00
5175-5694 432-474 100-109 8. 00 7 .00 6. 00 5 .00 4. 00 3. 00
4655-5174 389-431 90-99 7. 00 6. 00 5 .00 4. 00 3.00 2 . 00
4135-4654 345-388 80-89 6. 00 5 .00 4. 00 3.00 2 . 00 1. 00
4113615-4134 302-344 70-79 5 .00 4. 00 3. 00 2 . 00 1. 00
3095-3614 259-301 60-69 4. 00 3. 00 2. 00 1.00
2575-3094 215-258 50-59 3.00 2 . 00 1. 00
2055-2574 172-214 40-49 2. 00 1. 00
1560-2054 130-171 30-39 1. 00
Done this `5 day of -vtiL CA--E ti' , 1975 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO
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Daniel F. Koprii ikar, Chairman
Al ,ed F. Orlosky Member
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Dale F. Grant , Member
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Max. e R. Barz
County Clerk
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EAGLE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
P.O. BOX 694
EAGLE, COLORADO 81631
• EAGLE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WINTERIZATION PROPOSAL
WHEREAS, the Winterization Project will provide materials to
winterize/insulate homes of low-income families and the
elderly, and
WHEREAS, this program will reduce fuel consumption by the
elderly and low-income persons, resulting in lower fuel
bills, and
WHEREAS, a local citizen's review committee will oversee
the project and evaluate all applications, and
WHEREAS, the labor force will be hired locally and supported
with TITLE X or C.E.T.A. funds.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners, Eagle County, that because of the benefits to
low-income families and the elderly, that this Winterization
Project be fully supported by this Board.
Done this 25th day of November, 1975
Eagle County Board
of County Commissioners
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Chairman
ATTEST:
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Maxwell R. Barz
County Clerk