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('J'" ;'j, , ,. \ '" " ;1'\ , ; " " , , EHSF SERVICES CORPORATION, Plaintiff v I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF I CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA I I CIVIL ACTION - LAW I I NO. 96-820 CIVIL TERM I I MARIETTA AREA AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendant RULE 1312-1. The Petition for Appointment of Arbitrators shall be substantially in the following formr PETITION FOR APPOJNTMENT OF ARBITRATORS TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES OF SAID COURTI Christopher C. Houston, Esquire, counsel for the Plaintiff in the above action (or actions), respectfully represents thatl 1. The above-captioned action is at issue. 2. The claim of the Plaintiff in the action is $10,150. The counterclaim of the Defendant in this action is for an unknown dollar amount. The following attorneys are interested in the case as counselor are otherwise disqualified to sit as arbitrators I Christopher C. Houston, Esquire, and Michael J. Hohenadel, Esquire, and Anthony Marc Hopkins, Eequire. WHEREFORE, your petitioner prays your Honorable Court to appoint three (3 ) arbitrators to whom the~~2shall be submitted. R~spec~ll . submitted, / . j:' I,"/~' ---- ~ Chr stop e C. Houston, Esqu re Attorney for Plaintiff Broujos, Gilroy & Houston, P.C. 4 North Hanover Street Carlisle, PA 17013 717 - 243-4574 ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, ~, 1.1 [. t.I (T 'IV ' 19,9 to , in consl,deration of the foregoing petition, ~jH;'f j)lu,/r:'h I EsquVe. ). Pt/')-)7 , Esqu re, and _~l(,OIII, " Esqu re, are appointed arbitrators in the above-capt olle act on as prayed for. By th Court, , . ~ \ \, " /() /-:;: FJLEO.O~~~ . or. THr ~r~n I,,, TMY 96 Mm ~t.l 1,11101 n4 !( CUN~€J.J~~V~lh'lry , , , fl , , I ! IH :J 'I, " , I"~ " , , ,,/ , 'i I '/ , !-J , " " , II. , 'I , ., , , , .. , , " ., '1 , I -n , 'II ,it " ., ~ tl::t " I'-i '1 ..:J' I In df It ;11 , t c~ " -/-- " ']t) .- r "", ,'] '-"-I r<<"i! '0' , ....J '. '\ ' I;, 'l~. " \'.1 t1\ 'i(f) J.'. I j -~ j !~.~' '11')' " eel!' r;>,.1 'l ~.lt " ,I , .' 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IN,THB COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW EHSP SERVICES CORPORATION, Plaintiff vs. No,. 96-820 CIVIL TBRM MARIBTTA AREA AMBULANCE ASSOCIAT tON I INC., Defendant NOTIeR TO PLRAD TO PLAINTIFFS I' YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to file a written respons~ to the enclosed Answer and New Matter twenty (20) days from service hereof or a judgment may be entered against you. NIKOLAUS, HOHENADEL & UMBENHAUER II Dato< (/ j;! /'1(, ~ By, " , " , , " I, , I ',I " ; " 8. Denied. Defendant denies that this paragraph represents the preciae conversation between the parties as averred, and strict proof of this allegation is demanded. 9. Denied. It is denied that: the Defendant ever agreed orally or in writing that "all other billing services" for "all other trip reports generated by Defendant" were to be provided by Plaintiff. 10. Denied as stated. It is admitted that Defendant provided trip reports to Plaintiff for the period of December 1, 1994 through September 15, 1995, for the purposes of Plaintiff providing billing services in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit "A". Defendant believes and therefore avers, that Plaintiff did not live up to all of its duties under Exhibit "A", as set forth more fully hereinafter. Further, Defendant specif ically denies any implication intended in Plaintiff's paragraph 10 that there was any exclusive agreement made in writing or orally. 11. Denied as stated. Defendant acknowledges that it verbally told Plaintiff that it would be using another entity for billing services. Defendant denies that this took place "on or about the beginning of November 1995, and demands strict proof of same. 12. Denied. Defendant was, and remains dissatisfied with the services of Plaintiff in that it believes, and therefore avers, that monies due to it from Plaintiff, from before September of 1995 were not remitted, and still have not been remitted, to Defendant. 13. Denied as stated. Defendant acknowledges that there is 2 no non-renewal notice in writing. Defendant believes, and therefore avers, that it effectively gave notice verbally. 14. Denied as stated. Defendant demands proof of this averment. COUNT I - BRRACK 0. CONTRACT 15. The answers to paragraphs 1 through 14 are incorporated herein by reference. 16. Denied as stated. Defendant denies any implication or inference that there existed an exclusive relationship between the parties. Further, Defendant denies the alleged "oral mOdification", and demands proof of same. 17. Denied. This is denied as a legal conclusion. By way of further answer the Defendant denies that the Agreement automatically renewed, and demands proof of such allegation. 18. Denied as stated. Answers 16 and 17 at'e incQrporated herein by reference. 19. Denied. Defendant denies any contractual duty as averred, in accordance with answers 16, 17, and 18 above, and New Matter hereinafter. 20. Denied as stated. Plaintiff. 21. Denied as stated. As stated throughout this pleading; Defendant denies that it is in breach of any contract, and consequently denies that Plaintiff has Buffered any harm. 22. Denied. Defendant denies that its trip reports generated Defendant denies . any duties to , 3 ~-II, billings which would have generated monthly profits to PJ,aintiff of $700.00, and strict proof of this averment is demanded at trial. 23. Denied. See answer #22. WB.RI'O~., Defendant demands judgment in it's favor and that the Plaintiff's Complaint be dismissed. ,., NEW ~TTBR 24. The answers to paragraphs 1 through 23 above are incorporated herein by reference. 25. Defendant believes, and thereforeaver~, that the Plaintiff has not fulfilled its duties and obligations under Exhibit "A" relative to trip reports that Defendant has submitted to Plaintiff pursuant to Exhibit "A", as a result of which the Agreement between the parties is rendered null and void, or fails for failure of mutuality of consideration. The particulars of such breaches being as follows: A.) Defendant believes, and therefore avers that Plaintiff has not remitted to the Defendant all money it has collected based upon Defendant's trip reports submitted to it, in violation of paragraph F of Plaintiff's Exhibit "A", and of paragraph A-5 of Appendix I of said document. B.) Defendant believes and therefore avers that Plaintiff has not provided it with reports as is required by paragraph A-3 of appendix I of Plaintiff's Exhibit "A". 26. Plaintiff is estopped from attempting to claim that there was some sort of oral modification of Exhibit "A" in August of 4 ....JiA, . 1995, in that paragraph C of Exhibit "A" requires that modifications be made in writing. 27. If Plaintiff believes that it is entitled to contend that there was an oral modification of Exhibit "A" in August of 1995, despite the requirement in Exhibit. "A" that modifications thereto be in writing (which state of affairs Defendant denies), then Defendant believes, and there fore avers, that Plaintiff is estopped from denying that Defendant could orally issue notice of non-renewal of Exhibit "A" on or about October 31, 1995, which Defendant believes, and therefore avers, that it did. WHIRl PORI , Defendant demands judgment in its favor and that the Plaintiff's Complaint be dismissed. COmlTlR CLAIM 28. .The answers to paragraphs 1 through 27 are incorporated herein by reference. 29. Paragraph F of Plaintiff's Exhibit "A" requires that Services Corp. shall pay over to its client, within thirty davs o~ receipt, all monies which it receives on behalf of its client. 30. Marietta Ambulance Association, Inc. believes and therefore avers, that the Plaintiff has not paid over to it all of the monies which it collected on its behalf from Marietta's trip reports within thirty days of receipt as required. 31. Defendant can not state at this time the precise amount of said unremitted monies, but believes, and therefore avers, that it is less than the jurisdictional amount for arbitrations in. 5 , 1,1 v . IN THB COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF I CUMBBRLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA . .. CIVIL ACTION - LAW I I NO. 96-820 CIVIL TERM I I k IHSF SERVICeS CORPORATION, Plaintiff MARIETTA AREA AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendant IIOT~CI!l TO PLI!lAD TO DEFENDANTS I ~OU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to file a written response to the enclosed New Matter within twenty (20) days from servioe hareof or a judgment may be entered against you. ) l {", Chr stopher C. Hous on, Esqu re Attorney for plaintiff Broujos, Gilroy' Houaton, p.e. 4 North Hanover street Carlisle, PA 17013 717 - 243-4574 Date. , hi?, , , , I, I , ' I' , , '" " , , 't " , ,I , , " ., , , ..",corp,.". BHsr SERVICES CORPORATION, Plaintiff v I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS or I CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA I I CIVIL ACTION - LAW I I NO. 96-820 CIVIL TERM I I MARIETTA AREA AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendant aNSWER TO NEW NATTER AND COUNTERCLAIM AND NOW, comes the Plaintiff, EHSF Services Corporation, by and through their attorneys, Broujos, Gilroy & Houston, P.C., who answers as follows I 24 The averments of Paragraphs 1 through 23 of Plaintiff's Complaint are incorporated herein by reference. 25 Denied. It is specifically denied that the Plaintiff failed to fulfill its duties and obligations under Exhibit "A" relative to trip reports that Defendant had submitted to Plaintiff. To the extent that the averments set forth are legal conclusion, these averments are denied. A. Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted that Plaintiff has not remitted to the Defendant all money it has collected based upon Defendant's trip reports submitted to it. Plaintiff has received the sum of $875.59 collected as of April 15, 1996 for trip reports processed. It is specifically denied that Plaintiff has violated the terms of Exhibit "A". By way of further answer, prior to Defendant's breach of Bxhibit "A" Plaintiff had turned over to Defendant any and all sum. of money due and owing to Defendant in a timely fa.hion and in accordance with the term. of Exhibit "A". Plaintiff is justified in retaining the .ums received as of April 15, 1996 in the amount of $875.59 as a result of Cefendant's breach of the terms of Exhibit "A", which sums will be credited to the sums due and owing to Plaintiff from Defendant. B. Admitted in part and denied in part. It is denied that Defendant has not received reports for any billings for trip reports received by Plaintiff from Defendant prior to Defendant's breach. It is admitted that reports for any rebillings that have occurred eince Defendant's breach of Exhibit "A" for trip reports received by Plaintiff from Defendant prior to Defendant's breach of Exhibit "A" have not been provided to Defendant. 26 Denied. This is denied as a legal conclusion. By way of further answer, the conduct of the parties subsequent to the oral modification of the Agreement clearly showed the intent of the parties to waive any requirement that any amendments to Exhibit "A" be made in writing. 27 Denied. This is denied as a legal conclusion. By way of further answer, Paragraph H of Exhibit "A" clearly sets forth that any notice of non-renewal shall be submitted in writing and it is Ipecifioally denied that there was any meeting of the minds or agreement between the parties to modify the terms of the Agreement which specifically provides for written notice of any non-renewal. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment in its favor for the sums requested in its Complaint. ANSWER TO COUNTERCLAIM 28 The averments of Paragraphs 1 through 23 of Plaintiff's complaint and the Answer to New Matter of Paragraphs 24 through 27 are incorporated herein by reference. 29 Denied as stated. The language of Plaintiff's Exhibit "A" speaks for itself. 30 Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted that Plaintiff has not paid over to Defendant sums received by Plaintiff on Defendant's behalf since Defendant's breach. It is specifically denied that there is any obligation upon Plaintiff to turn over said funds to Defendant in that Plaintiff is justified in retaining said funds as a result of Defendant's breach of Exhibit "A". 31 Admitted in part and denied in part. It is admitted that Plaintiff has retained the sum of $875.59, which are funds to have been paid over to Defendant, but for Defendant.s breach. Plaintiff denies any obligation to turn over said funds to Defendant as a result of Defendant's breach of Exhibit "A". WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests this Honorable Court to enter jUdgment in its favor and against the Defsndant on Defendant's Counterclaim. HEW NATTER TO COUNTERCLAIM 32 I The averments of Paragraphs 1 through 23 of Plaintiff's Complaint and the Answers tQ Defendant's New Matter and Counterclaim of Paragraphs 24 through 31 are incorporated herein by reference. 33 As a result of Defendant's breach of Exhibit "A", the Plaintiff is justified in retaining monies which Plaintiff has received on behalf of the Defendant totaling, as of April 15, 1996, the sum of $875.59 and in retaining any additional funds received after April 15, 1996, because of Defendant's breach of the terms of Exhibit "Alt. 34 As a cesul t of Defendant's breach of Exhibit "A", Defendant is estopped from attempting to claim that it is entitled to reoeipt of any monies reoeived by Plaintiff on behalf of Defendant. ~"" ' WHBRBFORe, Plaintiff demands jUdqment in its favor for the sums a. let forth in Plaintiff's Complaint, I any sumo reoeived by Plaintiff on behalf qivinq oredit to Defendant f9r of Defflndant. " Respectf~l~... ~ubmitted, , i t:J1'{ ChristoPher c. Houston, Esquire Attorlley for Plaintiff Broujos, Gilroy & Houston, P.C. 4 North Hanover Street Carlisle, PA 17013 717 243-4574 I! , , , , " 1'1 " " , , !, , ., , , , I '. " , , 'i i II 'J I, J , , " i' , " , , , , it " , \1' '" , , I " " '0' , ., ., ,'I " ., "'I' " , , ., ,. , 1'; , ' I . I verify that the It.tementl in the forego1pg pleading are true and correct. I undentand that falle Itatementl herein are made lubject to the penalties of 18 Paes 4904 relating to un.worn fal.ification to authorities. SE~VICBS CORPORA;ION :I / I, ' By J n H. Seman President I' " I I' I , I , , ,I , " , , , , I, 'I , " I , , , , I " " ", , , , " , I " " , " .'1 , " , ,/1 , , , " , , , " , , , , " " I', ,1"1 I n , I' " I,. ;'J , I , , I !'.J 11" , , II' i' , , I' , , 1:1 I " " , , , 'I , , " ':Il " I, , , , " , I " I , , t' , I, i' t , ., I, I ;! , ,. , , , 'II , , , " , 'I , , ! , \ I' , . 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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION - LAW NO. 96-820 CIVIL TERM , ' I EHsr SERVICES CORPORATION, Plaintiff MARIETTA AREA AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendant PBFBNDANT'S REPLY TO PLAINTIFf'S NE~TTER TO DEFBNDANT'S COUNTBRCLAIM The answer of the Defendant to the averments of paragraphs 1 through 23 of the Plaintiff's Complaint and the Defendant's New Matter and Counterclaim set forth in paragraphs 24 through 31 of its Answer, New Matter and counterclaim, are incorporated by reference as though set forth at length herein. 33. The averments of this paragraph are denied as conclusions of law as to which no responsive pleading is required. To the extent an answer is required, the averments of this paragraph are denied. By way of further answer, it is specifically denied that the Defendant has breached the terms of the document attached as Exhibit "A" to the Complaint and it is specifically denied that the Plaintiff is justified in retaining monies which it has admitted that it has retained. 34. The averments of this paragraph are denied as a conclusion of law as to which no responsive pleading is required. Should an answer be required, the averments, of this paragraph are denied. WHEREFORE, Defendant demands judgment in its favor for the amount set forth in its counterclaim, and demands dismissal of the Plaintiff's Complaint. " " ~)I '! , , .1, " Datel, I I I )1 r;-~~~fl~' NIKOLAUS HOHENADEL BYI ..".0. :.:::- ;;;P~'~:"1r. Attorney for Defendant 1.0. No. 47394 212 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 299-3726 " " , , I' , , , 'I I'i' , , ',[ , , ',j " it , , , , " ,. ',I A'\~HIII\~'IHP.RNM " , , " " " " I " 'I " " , , , !I", i' " " , , Ii , , P, , . " " ,,. ! , , Ii " " ,I; ;,', , , . " .' 'Ii I'; II " , CSRTIPICATB OP SERVICE I hereby certify that I have this day served a true and correct copy of the foregoing Defendant's Reply to Plaintiff's New Matter to Defendant's Counterclaim upon the following person(s) and in the following manner, which service satisfieS the requirements of the Pennsylvania RUlos of Civil Procedure. Service bv First Class Mail Addressed as Follows I Cht'Lstopher C. Houston, E:squire Broujos, Gilroy & Houston, P.C. 4 North Hanover Street CarliSle, PA 17013 NIKOLAUS, HOHENADEL , , I ,tA. ~/f-i Anthony M. HOPkins~Squire Attorney I.D. # 47394 Attorney for Defendant 212 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 299 -3726 Date, ,'" G"- :L ~~ j 6 , , , " . , , ' , , " , ... " I 1,1 1;',,'1 , ,'., " I,' ;'_1 , , 'I ." iI' ,-I,' !I , , , , , i'l.i' "J , , " ,I , , d' " , ' 1-. I I , . . - 4 The Defendant is a provider of emergenoy msdioal servioes. 5 On or about October 25, 1994, Plaintiff and Defendant entered into an Agreement whereby Plaintiff would perform finanoial management s,rvioes for Defendant in exohange for a fee to be paid by the Defendant. Attached hereto and marked as Exhibit A is a copy of said Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference thereto and hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement." 6 The Agreement provided that trip reports for ambulance services rendered by Defendant were to be provided to the Plaintiff and that Plaintiff would provide services including, but not limited to, preparing billing invoices from said trip reports received from the Defendant. 7 Paragraph H in Appendix II of the Agreement provided that the Agreement was in effect for a period of twelve (12) IT.onths and could not be terminated by either party unless either party provided written notification of termination within thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of any twelve (12) month term. 8 On or about August 15, 1995, Defendant advised Plaintiff that Defendant would start utilizing another billing service known as Cornerstone AdminiSystems at wh.ich time Plaintiff advised Defendant , . that Plaintiff had a binding contract with the Defendant through November 30, 1995, to provide billing services for it. 9 On or about August 15, 1995, the parties orally agreed to an amendment to the Agreement with said modification being that the Defendant could utilize Cornerstone AdminiSystems to provide billing services for trip reports generated jointly by Defendant and Columbia ALS with all other billing services for all other trip reports generated by Defendant to be provided for by Plaintiff. 10 Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, as originally stated and as orally modified by the parties on August 15, 1995, Defendant did provide Plaintiff with all of its trip reports, except for those trip reports to be excluded which were for services jointly provided by Defendant and Columbia ALS, for the period of December 1, 1994, through September 15, 1995. 11 On or about the beginning of November 1995 Plaintiff contacted Defendant to inquire as to why it had not received any trip reports since September 15, 1995 and was advised by Defendant that Defendant would no longer be utilizing the Plaintiff to provide billing services and that it would be contracting with another entity for all of its billing services. l2 When Defendant advi8ed Plaintiff that it would not be forwarding any more trip reports to Plaintiff it did not indioate that it was di88atisfied with the eervioes being performed by Plaintiff. 13 Defendant has failed to provide notice of non-renewal of the Agreement as required by Paragraph H of the Agreement in a timely fashion and the Agreement has renewed for another term of twelve (12) months oommencing December l, 1995, and ending November 30, 1996. 14 On or about January 2, 1996, Defendant advised counsel to Plaintiff that no reports would be forthcoming for prooessing in aooordanoe with the terms of the Agreement. COUNT I - BREACH or CONTRACT 15 Paragraphs 1 through 14 are incorporated herein by reference thereto. 16 The Defendant was to provide to the Plaintiff, as per the Agreement, and as modified by oral an agreement by the partie8 on AUgU8t 15, 1995, its trip reports for ambulanoe servioe8 for processing for the period of December 1, 1994, until November 30, 1995. , . l7 The Agreement automatioally renewed for an additional one (l) year period effactive December 1, 1995, until November 30, 1996. 18 The Defendant WAS and is to provide, as per the Agreement and as per the oral modification of that Agreement of August 15, 1995, its trip reports for ambulance services to the Plaintiff for processing for the period of December l, 1995, until November 30, 1996. 19 The Defendant has breached the Agreement in failing to provide trip reports for ambulance services to the Plaintiff for proceosing by the Plaintiff in acoordance with the terms of the Agreement, as originally stated and as modified by agreement of the parties on August 15, 1995. 20 The Plaintiff has been and continues to be ready, willing, and able to fulfill its duties and obligations under the Agreement to provide billing services for Defendant. 21 As a result of Defendant's breach of the Agreement, Plaintiff has Buffered and will continue to suffer lost profits which Plaintiff would otherwise have received for providing services in accordance with the terms of the Agreement for the period of the balance of F' , PAYMEN'I' '1'0 Cl,IEN'I'; ....--!1___ _ ...___...._.___ 'I'he SIl/'V.iCOO Corp. agrllOEl to IIiIY <lVlll' I <I I.hll ('llnnt, wH.hln thirty daYfl or nwolpl" 1111 IlIonilln whldl 1.1111 SOl'VleOfl Corp, rllcplvon on bnhnll of !.till '~lll1nl" with tlllj llxcnpt.i<m of 11I0111011 which i1rll ["lid 1<1 Ihn Ilc'rvlC:IIB Corp, bill, which IIIIIY nlwd 1.<1 1111 1'''['111<1''<1 <II' ilt'l1 In 110"10 wllY III dlnplIl.n, Tho ellolll. walvon illIY cl'lllll for llltnronl. I.hllt milY al:C1'1l0 lHI m<llli"n Ih" B"l'vl'~OIl Corp. roc:olvPII 011 tho <,11"111 'n holilllf <1111111</ 1!;lld llilrt.y day tlmo frallln, IlItlin ovolII Ih" :;"l'vlcnIlCorp. h<lldf! monllyof tho ,'I[I~1I1 lor a Plll-Iod "~(l'nnd[J1lJ thirty dnyn, excnpl all l1<1tntl ahov!!, IiiI' Ilorv I.clln Corp, IIha 11 pay il1tnrcwt oil 1111 1<1 monoy 10 llin ,:Ilnnt ilt lIn annual ratn of n I x ((d pnr<~olll. G. !4.A.J3 T LITY..: CUont IicH"l'by holdll Sorvl':llB C<lrp. liilrllllnllll and agrees t.o Illdemn.i fy llervIcl1A Corp, from any amI all claims f Ilml ngi.llnnl. Serl/Icnll C<lql, with renpec:t t.o ncta, nrrorfl or omiARIonll porpotratflrl by c:l ient or with rOAI)(1<:1 to i1ctf!, erronl or ollllBBlonfl done by Servimm Corp. baAo,j upon information i1ntl/or documelltation provided to It by cliollt, fl. TERMINA'I'IotiL",_~NllMEN'J'.I!.: 'I'ho t.orm of thlE! Agreemlllll tE! tWl,!lvlJ (1?-) montllll all AflL fort.h in Appendix II. DurIng thlllnlUaJ twelve (1?-) 1II0nth period, thiA Aurnolllollt cannot. be tnl.llltlloll,nd by llll.h'!r' part.y. 'fhtA Agreoment nhall i1IH,olllatlcally rOllew for atlllit.lonal t.wfllve (12) month pm-lodE! ulIleAA and 11111.11 e[lhnr pal-ty provides writton notificatIon to bl' rnc,>1vod by thH ot.hor party on or before thtrl.y (:10) daYB prlor to the l!xpll-al..ion of any t.welve (1;>') month tenll that. tho Agrrwm(>nl nha.ll not. renew. t , ~.9J:l FI .!lJ~,NJ'L^.1 !tTY : SflrvicOII Corp. flhall treat an cOllfldent.Ial any informat:.lon Hubmitted by ell enl" exclusive of that Information requIred for ALate or [ndOI-al governmenl, reporting programA, or that requIred by till r-d party I.nfJIJrilnce carriorll for 1:.laimA procolllllnq. ,1. bPl'liX\:.L)l\I.,I:; J,AW: 'I'hlll AgrllOll1nll1. flhall bo enforced In iH:conlance WILh, ,ltId performallce hnn!Of flhall be governed by, Lhe ] aWl! of t.he lInItod Stoton find tho Commonwoalth of PennAy.1vfln,la. B. UfJA 1. An initiol not-up fee of $50 will be chor~ed, Thia will include orLginal cnding ond t.hreo rovLo[onH per yuar. ~, The fee for dlrn~t pattont billH will be lO~ or Lho total amount. bLllllCl 011 thn Ltdl.lal bill only, 3. 1'ho fon for c1alllll1 which aro IlIiUally flubmLttl1d direcLly to 1110 Ilopartmllllt of Pllbll.: Nn.! flint (Mndll:f11 Mlsint.anco) lIhall bn blllod at 10\ of thn approvllll MA rot.e for VMIC .:orLHilld lIl!rvl<:l!11 whi<:h LII $60, If addlt.lonlll charyoll for 1II110a~J'! arn bLllml, 1'.1111 fep. flhall be 10\ of Iho t.ot.al bllll!d for 1II1101lgo. ~lllfHlYo is only bllll](l 1.0 Modlcal Al1nlnlalwn whnn It, III In eXGeflfl of ~O, 4. 'I'ho fee for cl<1111111 whi~h arn in It la lly IlllbmlltlHl t.o Medicare will bn billed al. 10% of tho approvlHI proftll1 for tho balll! ratl! and 10% of all additional dlilrgoo billed. 5. The feo charged by thl1 colloct Ion aynllcy on collected accounts will be absorbed by the ~llenL, All addlt.ional monies collected by t.he collection agency, iHl the result of the $10 fee chargod to the patienL for the referral, will be passed directly on to the client, , ' , " il. ........!) .' , ~ I ~.rity that the .tat.mente in the foregoing pleAding are true and oorreot. I undentand that falee statements herein are made eub:leot to the penalties of faleifioAtion to authorities. 18 paCS 4904 relating to uneworn ~IC~.~~P~RAT~ON By ~/ .t_~~~_L Jo H. Seman 0 ' President ')/1//6 , ' " , , , ',I' il " " , , " I;" il'/ " , , , ,; " I' '-t'I' ~ l I , " I d \,1 II! 'I .1 'I " , , " I' ", " , " " , , ,,' \1 , , , ,)1 , " j;I'1 , 1;1 , , I , " Ii I I, I , , .. , , , " " " , "., iI' " , " /, , , ',' jl , " , , , ',1 , ! , , 1:, . , !" 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