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A resolution approving a contract between the State of Tennessee, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Fire Department, authorizing the State to pay the Metropolitan Government for Emergency Transportation Services.
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WHEREAS, the Nashville Fire Department provides emergency medical transportation services for patients at the State's Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute; and,
WHEREAS, the attached agreement authorizes the State to pay the Nashville Fire Department for providing the emergency transportation services; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this contract be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1: That the contract by and between the State of Tennessee, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Nashville Fire Department, authorizing the State to pay the Metropolitan Government for Emergency Transportation Services, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2: That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This routine contract provides for the payment of emergency transportation services by the Nashville Fire Department for patients at the Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute (MTMHI). Under the contract, the state pays for ambulance services using the Medicare Part B Fee Schedule or, if a service is not covered by this schedule, then at the lowest negotiated rate not to exceed $1,200 per trip for emergency ambulance services and $624 per trip for non-emergency transpo...
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