TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Public Emergency Medical Transport (PEMT) Letter of Agreement with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).
Recommended Action
Approve the Public Emergency Medical Transport (PEMT) Letter of Agreement with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).
Background Information
The Managed Care Organization (MCO) program has a different funding mechanism than the fee for Service (FFS) program. This funding mechanism is known as an Intergovernmental Transfer, or IGT. What this means for providers is that for the additional funding to be generated, the provider community will need to transfer specific dollar amounts determined by the State Medicaid agency, Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), and this allows AHCA to draw down the additional Federal funding. The City's State Share Contribution FY23 is $119,129.12. These IGT amounts will be returned to providers along with the additional federal dollars in the form of pass-through payments made by the Managed Care Organizations.
The City of North Port has seven (7) MCOs in our region that each required an agreement for the pass-through payments to be completed. Each of the seven (7) MCO letters of agreement were completed in FY20 and are on file with the Clerk's office. A total of $298,195.56 will be transferred to the City of North Port in FY24 contingent on approval of this agreement. This figure includes the return of $119,129.12 which is the City's State Share Contribution along with the Federal Share of $179,066.44.
This Public Emergency Medical Transport Letter of Agreement has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct.
Strategic Plan
Safe Community
Financial Impact
Payment of State Share Contribution (IGT) from the City of North Port - $119,129.12 has been budgeted in account number 001-2222-526-3105.
Revenue in the amount ...
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