Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Medicaid Funding Participation

Original title: WALK ON - Resolution Approving the City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Department’s Participation in the Intergovernmental Transfer Program for Medicaid Managed Care Patients with the State of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration, and Authorizing the City Manager to execute and Deliver to the State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Annually a Public Emergency Medical Transportation Letter of Agreement, in Substantially the Form attached hereto, and any Amendments thereto Retroactively to Fiscal Year 2016 - (Commission Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Record date · September 16, 2025

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What This Bill Does

This resolution authorizes the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Department to participate in a state-run Medicaid program for emergency medical transportation. It also grants the City Manager authority to sign annual agreements with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, including retroactive participation dating back to 2016.

Why it matters

This resolution formalizes the city's participation in a state program that allows the Fire Rescue Department to receive Medicaid reimbursement for emergency medical transportation services provided to managed care patients, with retroactive effect to 2016.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Department

The department is authorized to participate in the Medicaid reimbursement program and must manage the annual agreement process.

Directly affected

Medicaid Managed Care Patients

These individuals are the subjects of the emergency medical transportation services for which the city is seeking reimbursement.

Key Facts

The resolution approves the City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Department's participation in the Intergovernmental Transfer Program for Medicaid Managed Care patients.
The City Manager is authorized to execute and deliver an annual Public Emergency Medical Transportation Letter of Agreement to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).
The authorization for these agreements is retroactive to Fiscal Year 2016.
The resolution applies to Commission Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4.

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The resolution is filed under number 25-0957.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Intergovernmental Transfer Program?

It is a state-run program that allows local government emergency medical providers to receive Medicaid reimbursement for services provided to managed care patients.

Does this affect all city districts?

Yes, the resolution explicitly covers Commission Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Why is this retroactive to 2016?

The resolution authorizes the City Manager to include amendments retroactively to Fiscal Year 2016, likely to capture past reimbursement eligibility.

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