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 an amount not to exceed $151,731 for a Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Program overpayment for FY 2016-17.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund (204000)
BACKGROUND:
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Safety Net Financing Division, Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (GEMT) Program provides funding to eligible governmental entities that provide emergency ambulance services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries. DCHS conducted an audit of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District GEMT cost reports for the fiscal year ending (FYE) June 30, 2017. As a result of the audit, an overpayment was identified in the amount of $151,730.36.
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