ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Systems Design West, LLC, for EMS Patient Transport Services
SUBMITTED BY: Tracy Raynor, Fire Chief
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: NA (Fee based on transport volume)
Unencumbered Balance: NA
Funding Source: 001-3200-43200 (Expense) 001-0000-34515 (Revenue)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve three-year contract with Systems Design West LLC.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Fire Department is requesting approval of this contract with Systems Design West, LLC for EMS patient transport services. Providence Valdez Hospital no longer has the capabilities to provide this service for the fire department. After reviewing other service providers and many recommendations from other fire departments in the state, Systems Design West, LLC was selected. Selection was based on their fee for services as well as familiarity of Alaska’s rules and regulations regarding EMS billing and their expertise with Medicaid and Medicare supplement billing procedures.