I. RECOMMENDATION:
Fire Chief Gabriel recommends approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute the renewal contract to provide Ambulance Service to Coalinga State Hospital.
II. BACKGROUND:
The Fire Department has provided ambulance service to the Coalinga State Hospital since it opened in 2005. The Coalinga State Hospital is located within the region our ambulances cover under our contract with the Central California Emergency Medical Services Authority. The contract before you is the funding mechanism the State of California uses to procure and pay for the services their facilities use.
III. DISCUSSION:
This contract represents a renewal of our previous contract which will expire on June 30, 2019, or when the funding specified in that contract is utilized. The terms of our agreement are unchanged from the previous contract. The compensation for ambulance services remain at 120% of the Medicare Fee Schedule.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
None
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
Unchanged from previous years. |