Medi-Cal: emergency medical transportation services – The bill would instead require the department to implement, subject to any necessary federal approvals, and no sooner than July 1, 2021, the Public Provider Intergovernmental Transfer Program (program), for the duration of any Medi-Cal managed care rating period, and would authorize the department to continue conducting any administrative duties related to the above-specified supplemental Medi-Cal reimbursement. The bill would require an eligible provider, defined, in part, as a provider of emergency medical transport, to receive an add-on increase to the associated Medi-Cal fee-for-service payment schedule, and would require the department to develop the add-on increase pursuant to specified standards, including an eligible provider’s average cost directly associated with providing a Medi-Cal emergency medical transport under the Medi-Cal program. The bill would require Medi-Cal managed care health plans and emergency medical transport providers to comply with specified federal standards relating to the payment standards for emergency medical transport. The bill would limit the amount that a noncontract eligible provider may collect for emergency medical transport. The bill would require the department to assess a 10% fee on each transfer of public funds to the state to pay for health care coverage and to reimburse the department for its administrative costs relating to the program. The bill would limit the operation of the program on the condition that the program would be financially and programmatically supportive of the Medi-Cal program. The bill would authorize the department to implement these provisions by various means, including all-county letters or provider bulletins, without taking regulatory action. The bill would exempt an eligible provider from the quality assurance fee and add-on increase for the duration of any Medi-Cal managed care rating during which the Public Provider Intergovernmental Transfer Program is implemented.