RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, on behalf of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, to make a payment to the State of California Department of Health Care Services in the amount not to exceed $572,744 for the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Quality Assurance Fee for ambulance transports provided by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in the months of October through December (Quarter 4) of 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) / Quality Assurance Fee (QAF) program increased the historic base rate of Medi-Cal reimbursement by $220.80 per transport. The GEMT/QAF program, therefore, increased the per transport reimbursement from the historic base rate of $118.20 to $339.00.
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