HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 6652 RESOLUTION NO. 6654-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH SETTING ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT,
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
TRANSPORTATION FEES TO BE CHARGED BY THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
WHEREAS, Section 8.68.070 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code provides that the
City Council shall by resolution establish fees for all recipients of Advanced Life Support, Basic
Life Support and Emergency Ambulance Transportation services provided by the City of
Huntington Beach Fire Department; and
In order to assist in defraying the cost of paramedic and ambulance services, the City
Council desires to revise fees to be paid by persons who utilize or benefit from having said
paramedic and ambulance services readily available; and
The fees hereinafter established do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing
paramedic and emergency ambulance services in the City of Huntington Beach for which the fees
are charged; and
The City of Huntington Beach has complied with the notice provisions of the California
Government Code pertaining to establishing fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach that the fees set forth herein below are hereby established as follows:
VOLUNTARY MEMBERSHIP FEE ANNUAL FEE
Household $36.00
Low Income Household $18.00
Business/each group of 10 employees $36.00
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FireMed Member
Nan-FireMed Insurance
Member Rate
Fire Department Fees Rate
Basic Life Support (BLS) - $150.00 $125.00
Emergencies requiring
Basic Life Support services rendered by
paramedics and/or EMT personnel
Advanced Life Support(ALS) - $250.00 $200.00
Emergencies requiring
Advanced Life Support services rendered by
paramedic personnel
GROUND AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION FEES
Non-FireMed FireMed Member
Member Insurance
Type Basis for Charge Rate Rate
Emergency Applicable at time of request $242.75 $190.00
Base Rate for ambulance response
Mileage Per patient mile or fraction thereof $10.05 $8.00
Night Call Applicable when time service $40.90 $30.00
request is between 7:00 p.m. and
7:00 a.m.
Oxygen Applicable when oxygen is $40.90 $30.00
administered and includes mask or
cannula
Standby: Per 15 minutes after the first 15 $29.20 $22.00
minutes and any fraction thereof
Expendable Maximum per response or fair $13.30 $10.00
Medical market value, whichever is least
Supplies
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EXEMPTION AND REDUCTION OF CHARGES
Determination for an exemption or reduction of fees shall be made by the Fire Chief. His
findings shall be based on the following criteria:
(a) Membership Fees - Low Income household:
Persons who wish to participate in the FireMed program but claim an inability to
pay because of hardship conditions may enroll at the "Low Income Household"
rate. Determination shall be based on "HUD Income guidelines - Very Low Income
Category" currently on file at the City's office of the Housing Rehabilitation
Administrator.
(b) User Fees - Inability to Pay:
Persons receiving services from the FireMed Program and claim an inability to pay
may apply to the Fire Chief for a reduction of charges. The Fire Chief will evaluate
the availability of insurance, government assisted programs and total household
income to determine the reduction of fees. The Fire Chief may reduce fees to no
less than the annual membership fee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of the fees set forth in this resolution
shall be thirty (30) days after adoption of this resolution. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit
the combining of Fire Department and ambulance fees for billing purposes.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 21st day of November , 1994.
Mayor --
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APPROVE AS TO F RM:
City Clerk
l6- �ity Attorney
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INITIATED
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City Admin strator //
Fire Chief
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Res. No. 6652
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) Ss-
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of
the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said
City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21st dayof November,
1994, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
Silva, Bauer, Robitaille, Moulton-Patterson, Winchell, Leipzig,
Sullivan
NOES: Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California