File #: 24-527   
Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/4/2024 In control: Clark County Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 4/16/2024 Final action:
Title: Approve, adopt, and authorize the Chair to sign an amendment to the Interlocal Contract between the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) and Clark County for the federally required participation share and administrative costs of a Practitioner Upper Payment Limit (UPL) program. (For possible action)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. 24869_A-1_UMC Practioner UPL

CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AGENDA ITEM

 

Petitioner:

Jessica Colvin, Chief Financial Officer

Recommendation: 

title

Approve, adopt, and authorize the Chair to sign an amendment to the Interlocal Contract between the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) and Clark County for the federally required participation share and administrative costs of a Practitioner Upper Payment Limit (UPL) program. (For possible action)

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FISCAL IMPACT:

Fund #:

1010.000

Fund Name:

General Fund

Fund Center:

various

Funded PGM/Grant:

N/A

Amount:

$3,074,985

Description:

N/A

Additional Comments:

N/A

 

BACKGROUND: 

In order to preserve access to practitioner services for needy individuals in the State of Nevada at non state governmentally owned hospitals, and to recognize the higher costs incurred by teaching programs when providing said services, the State of Nevada, Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) shall provide Supplemental Payments to non-state, governmental owned or operated teaching hospitals.  This interlocal contract supports the State’s supplemental Practitioner UPL program for practitioners who are contributing to medical education within University Medical Center (UMC) and is effective from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026.

Amendment #1 increases the County contribution by $3,074,985 through the remainder of the contract period.