HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Mary Greeley Home Health Services to Amend Unit Rate for In-Home Health Assistance in FY 2019/20 ASSET Contract RESOLUTION NO.20-082
RESOLUTION APPROVING MARY GREELEY HOME HEALTH SERVICES
TO AMEND UNIT RATE FOR IN-HOME HEALTH ASSISTANCE
IN FY 2019/20 ASSET CONTRACT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,Mary Greeley Home Health Services requests funds through the ASSET process for
public health services; and,
WHEREAS, currently Mary Greeley Home Health Services has a contract with the City in the
amount of$32,500($17,000 for Community Clinic Services and$15,500 for In-Home Health Assistance);
and,
WHEREAS,each service has a unit cost based on the budget Mary Greeley Home Health Services
submitted to ASSET and City funding is received on a fee-for-service basis; and,
WHEREAS,Mary Greeley Home Health Services is requesting an amendment to the contract unit
rate for In-Home Health Assistance; the current rate is $54.10 per hour and the agency is requesting to
reduce the rate to $36.60 per hour retroactive to July 1, 2019; and,
WHEREAS,the reason for the request is due to its new electronic medical records system that has
improved billing capabilities for all funding sources; and,
WHEREAS,with the new system, Mary Greeley Home Health Services is standardizing the unit
cost with its funders; and,
WHEREAS, to date, Mary Greeley Home Health Services has not yet drawn down any of the
$15,500 in the City's allocation for In-Home Health Assistance because of the implementation of the new
system,and agency staff members are confident that the funding will be drawn down this year even at the
reduced unit rate.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
request from Mary Greeley Home Health Services to amend the unit rate for In-Home Health Assistance
from$54.10 per-hour to $36.60 per-hour retroactive to July 1, 2019, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25th day of February, 2020.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila,Mayor
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck,Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25th day of February, 2020.