HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 97-54 RESOLUTION NO. 97-54
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH SETTING ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT,
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, EMERGENCY AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION,
MEDICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED SUPPLY 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 Membgrshill Fee Annual Fee
Household $36.00
Low Income Household $18.00
Business - First Ten (10) employees $36.00
• Each additional full-time employee $ 3.00
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Non-FireMed FireMed Member
Fire Department ALSBLS Fees Member Rate Insurance Rate
Basic Life Support(BLS) -
Emergencies requiring
Basic Life Support services rendered by
paramedics and/or EMT personnel $157.50 $132.50
Advanced Life Support(ALS) -
Emergencies requiring
Advanced Life Support services rendered
by paramedic personnel
No specialized ALS services provided $262.50 $212.50
Specialized ALS services provided $262.50 $212.50
• Defibriltation $55.00 $55.00
• IV tubing; solutions; drugs; special supplies Schedule A Schedule A
• Advanced Airway $70.00 $70.00
• Additional Personnel $40.00 $40.00
Fire Department Ambulance Transportation Fees
Type Basis for Fee
Emergency Applicable at time of request for $292.50 $242.75
Base Rate ambulance response
Mileage Per patient mile or fraction thereof $10.05 $9.75
Oxygen Applicable when oxygen is $40.90 $32.50
administered and includes mask
or cannula
Standby Per 15 minutes after the first 15 $29.20 $22.00
Medical Utilized by patient during incident Schedule A Schedule A
Supplies
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Exem to ion 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 Membership program but are unable to pay the
full membership fee 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 emergency medical services from the Huntington Beach Fire
Department 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 any Fire Department ALS/BLS, ambulance transportation, medication, or supply fee for
billing purposes.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on the,,4th day of August , 1997.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk 9 ity Attorney
REVIE AND APPROVED: IIN/II/TjIATED AND APPROVED:
City Administrator Fire Chief
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FireMed User Fee Schedule A
Advanced Life Support - Supplies
Item Price
2x2 Pads (10) $2.30
------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
_4x4_Pa_ds_(1_0)--------------------------------------------------------$7.4-1.
-Abdominal-Pad------------------------------------------------------$02_38�
Airway NP 20 $24.63
Airway - NP 22 $24.63
------ - ---- ---- ----- ----
'Airway NP-24 ---------------------$24-.63
.k�6.u-6ag.s.......0—----------------------------------------------$32-.20
Ar,��&oa_��_-,__9-------------------------------------------0----------------$1'.07
A r,m---t._-o_-a--r-d_- --1--8-;----------.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-0-----------------------------------$-.--.1-.-.-_1-
4
Blankets - Disposable t13.6
..
Syringe 7 .-
----------
Collars $29 79
.6------------ --------------------------------------------------------.0..........
Cold Pack - Large $1.24
Cold- -Pack Small--------------------------------------------------$2..62
--------- ---------.E6 - Adult- Adult-------------------------------------------------$9.-04
------------- -Electrodes Peds $1 3.18
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Eme6is Basin $1.04
Ef,Tubes---'--------------------------------------------------------- ----$,30,._80,4_
--
Eye...P,a,�-----------------------------------------*00-----------------
W�ag,'s_-_-- Large e--------------------------------------------*-----0-----$_2-,.-50-5-,
--- --- - ------- ... ....
IV Bags Small $2.07
----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
IV Cath - 14 Gauge $3.04
------ - - -- --------- .... ...
IV Cath - 16 Gauge $3.04
------ - - -- --------- ... ...
IV Cath - 18 Gauge $3 04
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IV Cath - 20 Gauge $3.04
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IV Cath - 22 Gauge $3.15
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IV Tubing - Macro $6.90
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-IV-Tubin-g,--Micro ---------------------------------------------------$42-30.
Kerlix $2.48
.......................0-----------------------------
u s $3.84
UEY16'------------------------------------------------------ ,$,2,08,,.,7,,5
6 ,
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ral Airways $2.35
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Oral Thermometer $1.62
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Ra z-o r--.,,--- ----------------------------------------------------------$3.90.
Rectal Thermometer $1.62
_§ii--- --- ----
iet-------------------------------------------------------------------$8-.60
§���,o__n-,0Container_, ,,,--------------------------0-------------------$_-2-6__._3_4__
Unlisted Supplies (Maximum) $25.00
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FireMed User Fee Schedule A
Advanced Life Support - Medications
Item Price
Adenosine $56.01
Alb $2.7fi
- - - ----------------------.------.-..--------------------------------------------
Atropine $32.06
Atropine Vial $1.15
.ben
- --
Benadryl 91
----- -- - m------------------------------- --------------------------------- --
B------um $13.66
Dextrose $42.85
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Dopamine --$43.31
EPI 1:1,000 $1.15
- - -- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------
EPI 1:10,000 $31.30
EPI 30CC Vial $21.85
----------- -
$62..26
----------- - --- --
Glucose Solution $1.24
----------------------------------------------------------------------.....-..-..-...
Ipecac $4.60
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Lasix 100 MG $28.31
- - - - - - -----------------------------------------------------------------
Lasix 40MG $6.21
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Lidocaine $24.04
----- --------------------------------------- --------------------
Morphine $17.57
------ --- - - - -- -- --- ----------
N.S. Vial
----------------------------------------------------------------------------.........
Narcan $12.08
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Nitrospray $57.09
- - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sodium Bicarb $32.50
- - -- - - ----------------------------------------------------------------
Valium $8.79
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------0.......0
Unlisted Medications (Maximum) $50.00
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Res. No. 97-54
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCWAY, 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 an
regular meeting thereof held on the 4th day of August, 1997 by the following
vote:
AYES: Julien, Harman, Green, Dettloff, Bauer, Sullivan, Garofalo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Jerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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