REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 6, 2019
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title
Memorandum of Agreement for Definitive Medical Care with the National Disaster Medical System
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Memorandum of Agreement for Definitive Medical Care with the National Disaster Medical System for the provision of health services to victims of a public health emergency for a period not to exceed five years effective upon execution.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the Memorandum of Agreement for Definitive Medical Care (MOA) with the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) may receive reimbursement from Federal Medicare, private insurances, TRICARE (a military health program), and the NDMS for services provided to victims of a public health emergency, subject to availability of NDMS appropriations. The intent in the case of a national disaster is for NDMS to reimburse ARMC up to 110%, which includes a 10% administration fee.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In a federally declared national disaster, the NDMS statute provides that the NDMS shall be a collaboration between NDMS Federal Partners, working in conjunction with the states and other appropriate public or private entities, to provide the following services as medically indicated: health services, health-related social services, other human and auxiliary services to respond to the needs of victims of a public health emergency, and presence at locations for limited periods of time, when such locations are at risk of a public health emergency during the ...
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