To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: PP-GEMT IGT Payment to California Department of Health Care Services for September 2023 through December of 2023
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to issue a payment, on behalf of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, to the State of California Department of Health Care Services in an amount not to exceed $2,634,000.45 for the "PP-GEMT IGT" (Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transport Intergovernmental Transfer) for ambulance transports provided by the District during September 2023 through December 2023; and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute and submit the required IGT Certification Form.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The payment to the State of California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will be offset by increased anticipated revenue as a result of this new supplemental Medi-Cal reimbursement program for public providers. As a result, the fiscal impact is positive for the District's ambulance transport program due to the significant number of Medi-Cal transports within the District's ambulance operating area. It is anticipated, net of all payments and fees paid to the DHCS, the District will receive $5 million to $7 million annually in additional supplemental reimbursements from this program.
BACKGROUND:
In 2019, Assembly Bill 1705 (AB1705) was passed and certain sections of the California Welfare and Institutions Code, related to Medi-Cal, were amended and added. In accordance with the passage of the bill, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) developed the Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transport (PP-GEMT) Intergovernmental Transfer Program (IGT) to provide increased reimbursements, by application of an a...
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