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a. Authorize the amendment to Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 Health Department Budget (4000-HEA006-8109) to add two (2.0) Emergency Medical Services EMS Analyst positions; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to reflect approved changes in the FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget. (REMOVED VIA SUPPLEMENTAL)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the amendment to Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 Health Department Budget (4000-HEA006-8109) to add two (2.0) Emergency Medical Services EMS Analyst positions; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to reflect approved changes in the FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department requests approval to add two (2.0) FTE Emergency Medical Services (EMS) EMS Analyst positions (Class Code 50B12) to the Emergency Medical Services 001-4000-HEA006-8109 for its FY 2016-17 Budget. These positions are necessary to meet the primary EMS Agency mission of leading, providing quality services, and regulating the Monterey County EMS System. More specifically, these positions are necessary to meet the current statutory requirements of California Health and Safety Code Section 1797 to 1799, the regulatory requirements of California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Divisions 9, to conduct the exclusive operating area ambulance RFP process, which must start this year and conclude before February 1, 2020, and to assist in the ongoing administration of exclusive operating area ambulance agreement once it is awarded.
Furthermore, these positions are needed to allow the EMS Agency to adapt to the unprecedented changes that will occur in EMS systems throughout California during the next 10 years, including changes in EMS system financing and reimbursement, clinical scopes of practice based on research and outcomes, and increasing call volume.
Lastly, Monterey County's EMS System must make the transition to a Quality Improvement (QI) and data-based EMS System. Californ...
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