PP-GEMT Update

The Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) has provided an update on the CalChiefs AB1705 implementation task force. According to DHCS, 91% of the fire agencies that submitted a letter of intent to participate have complied with the requirements and submitted the non-federal share (NFS) in the first round of invoicing.

DHCS intends to contact the agencies listed below, which did not submit the NFS, to understand their reasons and future plans for participation.

However, this situation poses a challenge for the agencies that have followed the rules and submitted their NFS, as they now face an unfunded liability gap of nearly $3 million.

During the recent CFED conference presentation by Chief Peterson and Scott Clough, it was highlighted that even the agencies that chose not to submit the NFS for various reasons will still receive the benefit of the $960.00 per transport add-on rate. It was also emphasized that if the program is not fully funded by the participants, there is a risk of its termination. In such an unfortunate event, the California Fire Service stands to lose approximately $100 million per year from the Federal Reimbursement Program.

As previously communicated by CalChiefs, we strongly urge all fire agencies involved in transportation to participate fully and ensure timely payment of their NFS. It is neither fair nor just that some California Fire Agencies benefit from the diligent efforts of the CalChiefs leadership team at the expense of other fire agencies and their taxpayers.

If your agency is listed below and requires additional information to make an informed decision, please reach out to CalChiefs and/or DHCS for assistance.

Please find below a report on the collections for CY 2023 PP-GEMT Invoice 1 received by the deadline of 6/15/23. This report includes detailed metrics on the unpaid NFS. Additionally, an updated list of non-participating providers is included, which comprises in-state public providers that have not participated as funding entities in Invoice #1. Providers interested in participating in Invoice #2 would be listed here if they did not participate in the initial collection. Note: We will be contacting providers regarding the unpaid amounts as indicated below. Once we have had these conversations, we will follow up to discuss options concerning the unpaid non-federal share. 

Please see all the following notes for further details:
 
CY 2023 PP-GEMT Collection #1 | MC & FFS amount invoiced: $33,652,602.29. 

• Amount Received: $30,880,653.96 (91.8%)
  
• Unpaid NFS: $2,771,948.33 (8.2%)
  
  • Anticipated Late Payments: $1,407,947.26
    
    • Payments that are intended to come in but are delayed.
      
    • If these payments are not received by the time we prepare invoices, the provider’s invoice will reflect the prior unpaid amount.
      
  • Pending payments: $307,324.32
    
    • Payments that were initiated by the deadline but had not been deposited by the cut-off.
      
  • TNFS from providers who withdrew: $397,195.95.
    
  • Unpaid without comment: $659,480.80
    
    • We will reach out to these providers before Invoice #2 preparation to confirm if they are still interested in participating.

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