The board discussed several issues at their meeting. They tabled a decision on advancing funds to the library until a special meeting later in the month. The police chief requested $10,000 to clean and rewire the dispatch center for safety reasons. The road and bridges supervisor informed the board of recent road work including installing new speed limit signs. The board approved several applications and a request for mosquito control funding.

1. advancing money, but that he did not know how
the overspending of the budget could be fixed.
Lumley suggested the board might be able to give
the library a loan.
“Several things are working against us,” Basse
said. “We could safely advance $20,000, but then
you [Kinnaman] would have to make really tough
decisions.”
Theboarddecidedtotablethediscussionbefore
making any decisions until a special meeting on
April 12. The meeting will also cover the hospital
ballot for a special district and a special use tax.
Chief of police Steve Shay discussed the need
for cleanup and rewiring of the city dispatch.
“There are a few things we’re going to do to the
dispatch,” he said. “We want to re-cable the dis-
patch center because there is no cable discipline
and it’s very dangerous. Some of the wiring is no
longer needed or it is redundant. The center, it-
self, is really dirty. It needs a good, deep clean-
ing including the ceiling tiles that are saturated
with dirt and nicotine from the era when employ-
ees still smoked in the office. We would also like
a new layer of paint.”
Shay said he wants to provide a clean, safe
work environment for his employees. He said es-
timates for the cleanup and rewiring are approxi-
mately $10,000.
“We want something that not only is clean now,
but something we can maintain,” Shay said.
Shay explained that in the past Homeland Se-
curity had been picking up the maintenance and
they no longer do that, so now they need help
funding the projects.
Basse suggested that he would like to figure
out a way to use what’s left of the Consensus Pro-
gram grant money.
“There may be a way for us to pay for it all out
of that,” Basse said.
HotSpringsCountyRoadandBridgesupervisor
Dave Schlager informed the board of recent activ-
ity including work on a guard rail, sink hole and
they have begun installing new speed limit signs.
The board approved RT Communications Util-
ity License Applications for both 220 Lane 3 and
895 Skelton Road. They also discussed the Can-
yon Concrete Materials Agreement.
Shlager said the agreement is asking for ap-
proval for him to sign it or scratch his name and
get a board member to sign. He said it would take
approximately 10 tons of concrete to complete the
project.
Basse approved a motion to sign and give funds
at $1.69 per ton.
The board also approved a request for a mos-
quito mill levy for Hot Springs County Weed &
Pest. Funding will help insect control and run an
effective program.
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where traffic was slowed through the area for less than an hour. No one was injured.
Canyon rock slide
photo by April S. Kelley
Snowman creation
Following last week’s snowfall, Dillon Matheson and
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courtesy photo
FPRS, reflecting any payments
made within the first 30 days,
Larson said. On day 45, they
would receive a phone call from
FPRS if no payments in full have
been made, or there has been no
discussionregardingfinancialas-
sistance or a payment plan.
Bushur noted the phone call
used to go out on day 25, rather
than day 45. This would allow
patients more time to set up pay-
ment arrangements if they need.
At 60 days, Larson said, pa-
tients get a third statement from
FPRS, and a second phone call at
day 75. At this point, she added,
they still have every opportunity
to set up payment plans or finan-
cial assistance.
At day 90, they get the fourth
statement, with the third phone
call on day 105.
At that point, Bushur said,
they still have 15 days to set up a
planorseekfinancialassistance.
On day 120, if there has been no
attempt to pay the account it is
recommended for bad debt. It
comes back to the hospital, and
reflectsfourmonthsofinactivity.
“We then research that ac-
count,” Bushur said, “for possi-
ble pay plans or financial assis-
tance. We check with First Party
Receivables to make sure every
statement and phone call have
went to the patient.”
If such efforts have been done
to no avail, the account is sent to
collections.
Larson pointed out FPRS has
access to the hospital system,
so the partner company is able
to look at the same information
available to hospital staff.
“We work closely with First
PartyReceivables,”Bushursaid,
noting Rodriguez is in contact
with them nearly all day every
day.
“I work very closely with them
also, Bushur said, “so we are
awareofwhatthey’redoingatall
times. If they have questions for
us, that comes to us very timely
and we get back with them very
timely.”
Bushur noted if patients set
up a payment plan with FPRS
within the first 30 days, then
they would not continue to re-
ceive phone calls. However, they
would continue to receive state-
ments and payment reminders.
“The thing with that,” she said,
“you have to set up a formal pay
plan.Youcannotjustchooseyour
own.”Thiscanbedoneeitherver-
bally or through a written notice
to FPRS or the hospital.
Those with a balance of $250
or less are required to make min-
imum monthly payments of $50
per month; those with balances
of $250 to $2,500 are required
to pay at least 10 percent of the
amount owed and sign a pay-
ment agreement with the hospi-
tal; those with a balance greater
than$2,500areexpectedtomake
minimum payments of $250 per
monthandsignapaymentagree-
ment with the hospital.
Larson explained if patients
set up plans, and they happen
to miss payments, they have en-
tered into a broken promise and
will be contacted as a remind-
er that their payment is late.
Bushursaidtheywouldreceivea
phone call until the plan is reset.
Larson noted there is work
being done to get a local num-
ber that would be utilized for
the phone calls. Keeping in mind
there is always some caution re-
garding fraudulent phone calls,
shesaidpeoplemightnotanswer
calls from numbers they don’t
recognize.
John Gibbel said the hospital
is working to make the whole
process more patient-centric.
“We’re hearing what they want,
and we’re trying to respond to
them.” Larson said the biggest
impact is making sure patients
are comfortable with the billing
process once it becomes their re-
sponsibility.
“Hopefullywe’reseeingahap-
pier patient. We can provide the
best care in the world, but a bill-
ing issue can really blow that
perception.”
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Hospital
New speed limits for
Wyoming highways
Wyoming Department of
Transportation crews will be
installing 70 mph speed limit
signs around the state in April
and May to bring the roads up
to the new statutory speed limit
for non-interstate highways in
Wyoming.
WYDOTexpectstohaveabout
1,500 miles of highways raised
to the 70 mph limit by the end of
April, with another 1,000 miles
to follow in May. Until the new
signs are up, the existing post-
ed speed limit remains in effect.
“Driversareremindedtoobey
whatever speed limit is posted
on the highway section they are
traveling,” Wyoming Highway
Patrol Col. Kebin Haller said.
Crews installed the new signs
on WYO 120 – Meeteetsee to
Thermopolis on Tuesday. Other
Area highway sections expect-
ed to be signed for the 70 mph
limit in April include: US 16 –
Worland to Tensleep, US 20-26
– Casper to Shoshoni.
WYDOT’s511TravelInforma-
tion Service map at http://www.
wyoroad.info will be updated to
show all highways increased to
the 70 mph limit when the sign-
ing is completed on that section.