147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

FISCAL NOTE

 

DESCRIPTION:        AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY SERVICES.

 

 

ASSUMPTIONS:


  1. This Act is effective upon its enactment.
  2. This Act ensures that health insurers, health service corporations, health maintenance organizations, or managed care organizations do not set their allowable charges below the costs incurred by the volunteer ambulance companies in providing an ambulance run and basic life support services.
  3. The amounts indicated below are based from Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance Emergency Transportation, Medicaid and Encounter Claim Analysis for the period 12/1/2012 through 11/30/2013.   
  4. The total cost (all funds) is calculated to be $6.0 million.  The State share of that would be $2.6 million.  The state share of the total was calculated using an Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate of 58%.  The calculation includes accounting for the higher federal financial participation due to the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion and newly eligible population.

 

Cost:

            Fiscal Year 2015:           $2.6 million

Fiscal Year 2016:           $2.6 million

            Fiscal Year 2017:           $2.6 million

           

 

 

Office of Controller General                                                        (Amounts are shown in whole dollars)

May 14, 2014

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