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Amd 1 to Agmt A2010342 with the Metropolitan County Consortium, State of MN to continue a cooperative agmt to provide administrative services for nonemergency medical transportation and related services among the 13 county MCC region, ext date to 12/31/25
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 to Agreement A2010342, with the Metropolitan County Consortium (MCC), State of Minnesota, to continue to cooperatively provide for administrative services for nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) and related services among the 13 county MCC region, extending the end date to December 31, 2025 be approved; and that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of Hennepin County.
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Background:
The Metropolitan County Consortium (MCC) began collaboration in 2010 to cooperatively provide for administrative services for nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) and related services among the MCC region, which is currently comprised of the following Minnesota Counties: Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington and Wright.
Agreement A2010342 defines the MCC’s ongoing desire to continue the existing cooperative efforts to ensure nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) services are provided to eligible recipients who reside in each of the 13 MCC counties. Hennepin County will continue to serve as a fiscal agent for the MCC, facilitating payment to the contracted provider, Medical Transportation Management, Inc (MTM), who holds the current contract to serve as transportation coordinator for the MCC. Hennepin County manages the contract with MTM, providing administrative payment as agreed upon by the MCC. Hennepin County invoices each MCC county for services provided to recipients residing in each respective county. Hennepin County also invoices DHS for MCC NEMT administrative services that meet federal financial participation (FFP) reimbursement.
This Amendment extends the MCC’s cooperative agreement through 12/31/2025, bringing it into alignment with corresponding agreements with DHS and MTM. Those include DHS Joint Powers Agreement A2110666 Amendment 2 to continue receiving FFP reimbursement for eligible recipients and Agreement HS00000748 Amendment 4 to extend contracted services with MTM, each of which were previously approved to continue through 12/31/2025.
Disparity Reduction: This agreement reduces disparities in the health and connectivity domains by facilitating the provision of transportation services which enable residents to access healthcare appointments.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval