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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: William B. Walker, M.D. Tq uKr
Health Services Director
DATE: February 9, 2001
SUBJECT: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES APPROPRIATION CSB-2132)
SPECIFIC REQUEST (S) OR RECOMMENDATION (S) & BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION
Recommendation:
1. Approve and authorize the Health Services Director to execute and submit to the State
Department of Health Services the FY 2000-01 Standard Appropriation funds.
Financial Impact:
The Health Services Department estimates that the County will receive an allocation of State
revenues as follows: For County Administration services $ 40,254
For Non-County operated services 362,290
Total estimated FY 00-01 revenues L 402,544
Discussion / Background:
Senate Bill SB-2132, Chapter 826, Statues of 2000 appropriated $24,803,000 of Proposition 99
Tobacco Tax money from the Cigarette and Tobacco Produces Surtax Fund and redirected it to
reimburse physicians for uncompensated emergency services rendered by physicians in hospital
emergency departments. SB-2132 is separate from the California Healthcare for the Indigents
Program (CHIP) and is referred to as the "Emergency Medical Services Appropriation (EMSA)".
The State Department of Health Services administers EMSA through a Standard Agreement that
each County is required to execute in order to receive its EMSA funding allocation. Contained
within the Standard Agreement are assurances by the County regarding the expenditure of these
funds. Some of these requirements are as follows:
1. These funds shall not be used to reimburse for physician services provided by physicians
employed by county hospitals.
2. These funds shall not be used to reimburse physicians who provide services in
a primary care clinic.
3. These funds may only be used to reimburse physicians for emergency services
rendered to indigents in Fiscal Year 2000-01.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X no SIGNATURE
t�ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
s�PPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOAR O ' / /lNl�iYl �O, �0� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED �` OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
v 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Patrick Godley,370-5005 . CjL l/r CP b0
ATTESTED
CC: John SwmtEn CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND OUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Health Services Administration
Attn: George Washnak
Auditor Controller /
By Deputy