HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02032015 - C.27RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Grant
Agreement #28-360 from the State of California, Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMS), to pay the County
in an amount not to exceed $47,883, for County’s EMS Federal Block Grant Support Quality Improvement Project
from January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $47,883 for the County’s EMS Federal Block
Grant Support Quality Improvement Project through September 30, 2015. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Authority provides statewide coordination and leadership for the planning,
development, and implementation of the local EMS systems throughout California and sets standards for the training
and scope of practice of various levels of EMS personnel. The EMS Authority will provide funding to the County’s
EMS Division through the federal Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG), to support
special project capabilities
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/03/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patricia Frost (925)
313-9554
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 3, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg , C Rucker
C. 27
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:February 3, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Agreement #28-360 with State of California, Emergency Medical Services Authority
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
related to the Health Information Exchange (HIE), Quality Improvement, and transformation to the National
Information System (NEMSIS) Version 3. Currently County’s EMS uses approximately thirteen different data
systems, each consisting of multiple databases, to provide information about EMS system activities. The goal of the
County is to improve the quality of patient care through development of system improvement and data collection,
thereby continuing to build on HIE infrastructure capabilities through September 30, 2015.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this agreement is not approved, the County will not receive funding to support the County’s EMS Federal Block
Grant Support Quality Improvement Project.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE