HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 59-2019 (19-371)City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall,
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South San Francisco, CA
City Council
Resolution: RES 59-2019
File Number: 19-371 Enactment Number: RES 59-2019
RESOLUTION APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER
19.053, AMENDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATING
BUDGET IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $99,952.33, AND
AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TOTALING AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $99,952.43 IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 14129 OF
CALIFORNIA WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE.
WHEREAS, On October 14, 2017, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 523, which created a "Quality
Assurance Fee" (QAF) for all ambulance transports completed by all ambulance providers in California;
and
WHEREAS, the QAF, which is codified in Sections 14129-14129.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
requires that a 5.1% fee of all collected ambulance revenue be paid to the State Department of Health
Care Services (DHCS) for reimbursed transports; and
WHEREAS, the money collected from the QAF is then forwarded from DHCS to the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) where matching funds are assigned and drawn back down by
DHCS. After a servicing fee is subtracted by DHCS, the remaining funds are then disseminated back to
all emergency ambulance providers as an add on to the Medi -Cal reimbursement rate; and
WHEREAS, the current Medi -Cal reimbursement rate of $118.20 will be supplemented by the add on
amount of $220.80, for a total reimbursement of $339 for completed emergency transports (see
attachment A); and
WHEREAS, during Calendar Year 2018, South San Francisco Fire Department (SSFFD) ambulances
transported 3,773 patients, resulting in a QAF fee of $95,192.79. SSFFD staff calculates that we will
receive an add on reimbursement of $183,264 for Calendar Year 2018, a net gain of $88,071.21; and
WHEREAS, on April 17, 2019, staff received an email from DHCS requesting payment by April 30,
2019. South San Francisco has requested an extension to allow for later payment to avoid interest fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does
hereby approve budget amendment number 19.053 and authorizes the City Manager or his designee to
make payments totaling an amount not to exceed $99,952.43 in compliance with Sections
14129-14129.7 of California Welfare and Institutions Code.
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File Number: 19-371 Enactment Number. RES 59-2019
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to take any
other action consistent with the intent of this Resolution.
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At a meeting of the City Council on 5/22/2019, a motion was made by Mark Nagales, seconded by Buenaflor
Nicolas, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 4 Vice Mayor Garbarino, Councilmember Addiego, Councilmember Nagales, and
Councilmember Nicolas
Absent: 1 Mayor Matsumoto
Attest by JVIA
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