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Caribou County commissioners approve some indigent applications, deny others
Summary
The board acted on multiple indigent assistance applications Dec. 10: it denied several applications and approved others (including one with Portneuf Medical Hospital paying the first month of PCIP coverage while the county covered the next three months). All motions recorded passed unanimously.
The Caribou County Board of Commissioners reviewed liens and multiple indigent assistance applications presented by Indigent Director Denise Horsley and took a series of unanimous votes.
Commissioner Phil Christensen moved to deny application 201308 on the ground that Caribou County was not the obligating county; Commissioner Earl Somsen seconded and the motion passed with a unanimous vote. Christensen likewise moved to deny application 201306 because Caribou County was not the last resource and the applicant failed to appear for interview; that motion also carried unanimously.
The board approved application 201311 with a condition: Portneuf Medical Hospital would pay the first month premium and Caribou County would pay the next three months of the Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (PCIP). The motion to approve application 201303 covered bills from October 2012 forward (with August and September bills noted as not timely filed) and was approved. Commissioner Christensen moved to approve application 201226 after the applicant provided required information; that motion carried.
Why it matters: Indigent assistance decisions determine which health bills the county will cover and clarify the county's role as obligating or last-resort payer in specific cases. The minutes record that each motion carried with Commissioners Rasmussen, Somsen and Christensen voting yes.
The minutes list application numbers and board actions but do not provide applicants’ names or detailed medical claims in the public record.
