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524 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [July 16
Emergency cases, requiring iihihediate attention or admission to the Hospitals,
should be handled by telephone. The referring physician should call the service
within the Hospitals which, in his opinion, is most appropriately involved. The
service will be able to give an immediate answer as to whether facilities are available
for the case in question and, if not, what alternative arrangements might be
made.
Policy Governing Hospital Charges
Charges, which are related to costs, are assessed for rooms (including meals,
general nursing care, and some commonly used medications) and ancillary services.
The latter are applied both to hospital patients and patients in the clinics. In every
instance the charges are made in accordance with the resources of the patient and
his ability to pay. In evaluating the patient's ability to pay, benefits from hospital
prepayment plans are regarded as assets and patients will be required to assign
these benefits to the Hospitals.
Three general categories of financial eligibility are recognized:
i. Indigent (unable to pay for own care and no agency responsibility apparent).
2. Part pay (medically indigent). The amount of payment toward hospital
care or outpatient services is adjusted in accordance with ability to pay.
3. Full pay.
No distinction in the type of facilities or the character of the patient care will
be made in relation to the financial coding of the patient.
No charges are made for any medical services. Essential services, which are
supported by revolving funds, such as the Blood Bank, will receive priority in
crediting payments from patients. Payments made by individual patients in excess
of the amount needed to cover services furnished through revolving accounts will
be regarded as general University income.
Schedule of Charges
Allergy Clinic, per visit $ 1 00
Biopsy (tissue preparation) 5 00
Blood or plasma:
500 cc 25 00
RH negative blood 35 00
Administration charge 5 00
Electrocardiogram 5 00
Electrocardiogram, recheck 2 00
Electroencephalogram 15 00
Emergency Service, per visit 3 00
Hospital Dental Clinic charge:
Full mouth X-ray 2 50
Single films 50
Additional films 25
Occlusal film I 00
Extractions I 00
Impactions 5 00
Full upper and lower dentures (minimum) 25 00
Oral Surgery, minor 5 00
Oral Surgery, major 10 00
Laboratory:
Outpatients (included in clinic registration fee)
Inpatients
Up to seven days 7 5°
Thereafter 3 00 each week
Medical Records fee:
Abstracts for insurance companies, attorneys, or photostatic copy
of patient's record O 50 per page
(minimum charge $5.00)
Insurance forms (sick benefits) 2 00