Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Intergovernmental Transfer Program
Originally published June 29, 2022
Updated May 17, 2023
Update:
The list of eligible providers for the Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transportation (PP-GEMT) Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) has been updated.
On February 9, 2023, Medi-Cal announced the add-on reimbursement rates for the PP-GEMT IGT program effective January 1, 2023. For more information, refer to the “PP-GEMT IGT Program Reimbursement Rate Add-On” article.
In accordance with Assembly Bill (AB) 1705 (Chapter 544, Statues of 2019), the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is developing the Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transport (PP-GEMT) Intergovernmental Transfer Program (IGT) program to provide increased reimbursements, by application of an add-on increase, to emergency medical transports provided by eligible public GEMT providers. This program is set to launch January 1, 2023.
Providers are eligible to participate in the PP-GEMT IGT program if they meet all of the following criteria:
- Provide GEMT services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries,
- Are enrolled as a Medi-Cal provider for the period being claimed, and
- Are owned or operated by the state, a city, county, city and county, fire protection, special district, community services district, health care district, or a federally recognized Indian tribe.
In order to keep eligible providers informed of developments related to implementation of the program DHCS is working to develop a comprehensive Listserv email distribution. Please email AB1705@dhcs.ca.gov with the following information if your entity is interested in information related to the PP-GEMT IGT program for Calendar Year 2023:
- Legal name of participating entity
- All applicable email contacts (including titles)
- Any National Provider Identifiers (NPI) associated with your Funding Entity.
DHCS will be reaching out to providers that intend to participate in the PP-GEMT IGT program with additional information in the coming months inclusive of online training. In the interim, please visit the PP-GEMT IGT Program website (PPGEMTIGT (ca.gov)) to obtain more information. This webpage will be updated periodically as new information becomes available.
