Department: Fire Marshal
Department Head/Elected Official: Laurie L. Christensen, Fire Marshal
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a letter of approval, pursuant to section 773.0573(b) of the Texas Health & Safety Code, so that Healthlift Medical Transportation, Inc. may apply to the State of Texas to provide non-critical, non-911-emergency medical services in Harris County.
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Background and Discussion:
Healthlift Medical Transportation currently provides non-emergency wheelchair transportation in Harris County. Healthlift provides regular and bariatric wheelchair transportation for clients needing transport to doctor’s appointments, hospital discharges, hospice and long-distance transportation. It seeks to provide EMS transportation services to patients in non-critical, non-911 circumstances in Pearland and surrounding areas in Harris County. It seeks a letter of approval, as required by section 773.0573(b) of the Health & Safety Code, in order to apply to the Texas Department of State Health Services for a license to operate in Harris County.
The firm’s medical director is Varun Kumar (License # R1806).
Texas Health & Safety Code section 773.0575(b) permits a Commissioners Court to issue a letter of approval to an EMS applicant upon determining that adding another licensed EMS provider in the County:
(1) will not interfere with or adversely affect the provision of emergency medical services by other licensed EMS providers;
(2) will remedy an existing provider shortage that cannot be resolved through the use of licensed EMS providers already operating in the county; and
(3) will not cause an oversupply of licensed EMS providers in the county.
The request has been reviewed Healthlift Medical Transportation, Inc application and concluded that the firm meets the Health & Safety Code criteria for Commissioners Court approval.
Steven Torres, Executive Director with Legend Oaks Northwest Houston provided a letter of need for their skilled nursing facility.
Expected Impact:
Services identified based on need.
Alternative Options:
None at this time.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
X Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
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Address (if applicable): 6300 Richmond Avenue, #206, Houston, TX 77057
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: October 29, 2024
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Assistant Chief Rodney Reed, Fire Marshal’s Office
Attachments (if applicable):
• Healthlift Medical Transportation, Inc. Letter of Request
• Legend Oaks Northwest Houston Letter of Support
• Draft Letter of Approval for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo