HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15220 (Agreement to Participate in Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Intergovernmental Transfer Program (PP-GEMT))1
RESOLUTION NO. 15220
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CERTIFICATION FORM
FOR THE SAN RAFAEL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER (IGT) WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH CARE SERVICES (DHCS) FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC PROVIDER
GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION (PP-GEMT) SERVICES FOR THE
SERVICE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2023, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND
TRANSFERS TO DHCS NOT TO EXCEED $910,000
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael, through its Fire Department, regularly provides
emergency ambulance transport to persons who are Medi-Cal patients enrolled in managed care
and fee-for-service plans; and
WHEREAS, the City participates in various governmental programs that provide
reimbursement of costs incurred in providing such emergency services to Medi-Cal patients; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Assembly Bill 1705 (Chapter 544, Statues of 2019), the
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) developed the Public Provider Ground Emergency
Medical Transportation (PP-GEMT) Intergovernmental Transfer Program to provide
reimbursements, by application of an add-on increase, to emergency medical transports provided
by eligible PP-GEMT providers; and
WHEREAS, by participating in the Intergovernmental Transfer Program, the City will
receive reimbursements for a larger proportion of its actual costs for providing emergency
ambulance transport to Medi-Cal patients enrolled in managed care and fee-for-service plans;
and
WHEREAS, under the Intergovernmental Transfer Program certification form, the funds
shall be transferred in accordance with a mutually agreed-upon schedule between the City of San
Rafael and DHCS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the San Rafael City Council as follows:
1. The San Rafael Fire Department is hereby authorized to participate in a voluntary
Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) with the California Department of Health Care
Services (DHCS) for the service period of January 1, 2023 through December 31,
2023.
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Intergovernmental Transfer
Certification Form, for the transfer of public funds to the DHCS, included in the staff
report for this resolution.
3. The City Council hereby authorizes the transfer of funds to DHCS, in an amount not
to exceed $910,000, approved by the City Manager and in accordance with a mutually
agreed upon schedule, to be used solely as a portion of the non-federal share of funds
that qualify for federal financial participation for the period of January 1, 2023 through
December 31, 2023.
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I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of said City held on Monday, the 5th day of June, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk