HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2009-80 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-80
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
FireMed user fees were last revised by the City Council pursuant to Resolution No. 2009-23;
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,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach that the fees set forth herein below-and on the attached Schedule A are hereby established as
follows:
Voluntary FireMed Membership Annual Fee
Household $60.00
Low Income Household $30.00
Business—First three (3) employees $60.00
Each additional group of three employees $60.00
Fire Department ALS/BLS Fees
Basic Life Support(BLS)-
Emergencies requiring Basic Life Support services
rendered by paramedics and/or EMT personnel $225.00
Advanced Life Support(ALS)-
Emergencies requiring Advanced Life Support services
rendered by paramedic personnel $325.00
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Additional Specialized ALS services provided:
• Defibrillation $55.00
• IV tubing; solutions; drugs; special supplies Schedule A
• Advanced Airway $70.00
• Additional Personnel $126.00
• 12-Lead EKG Acquisition $100.00
Fire Department ALS/BLS Assessment Fees
Basic Life Support(BLS)Assessment—
Emergencies requiring Basic Life Support services
rendered by paramedics and/or EMT personnel when the
patient is not transported to a hospital and is released at
scene $225.00
Advanced Life Support(ALS)Assessment—
Emergencies requiring Advanced Life Support services
rendered by paramedic personnel when the patient is not
transported to a hospital and is released at scene $325.00
Fire Department Emergency Transport Fees
Type Basis for Fee
Emergency Applicable at time of request for Base Rate $671.75
ambulance response
Mileage Per patient-transported mile or fraction $15.50
thereof
Oxygen Applicable when oxygen is administered and $76.00
includes mask or cannula
Medical Utilized by patient during incident Schedule A
Supplies
Expendable Medical Supplies $30.00
Advanced Life Support (ALS) Medications Schedule A,
Exemption And Reduction Of Charizes
Determination for an exemption or reduction of fees shall be made by the Fire Chief. His
findings shall be based on the following criteria:
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(a) FireMed Membership Fees—Low Income Household:
Persons who wish to participate in the FireMed 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
Economic Development.
(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 on J a n u a ry 01, 2010 . Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the combining of any
Fire Department ALS/BLS, ambulance transportation, medication, or supply fee for billing
purposes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 21st day of December 2009.
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REVIE APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
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HBFD EMERGENCY TRANSPORT FEES
- SCHEDULE A -
12 Lead 8 Splint 2
Aerosol Mask 2 Suction Kit 12
Airway NP 6 Syringe 2
Bag Valve Mask 22 Tourniquet,Combat App 28
Bandaging,Small 2 Triangular Bandage 2
(Bandaging, Medium 6 Urinal/Bed Pan 2
Bandaging, Large 18 V Vac 38
(Bedding Pack 2 Vacuum Splint 42
Blanket, Disposable 8�
!Blanket, Fabric 18
!Burn Pack 56
jCapnography 28 "" �1iEDICAQIIISX .. Pce'.
`Cold Pack 2 Adenosine 6mg/2ml 96
lCombitube 106 Adenosine 12mg/2ml 180
!Communicable Disease Kit 16 !Albuterol 2
'Defib Pads i 621 jAmiodarone 30
'Electrode Set 2 'As pirin, low dose 2
Emesis Basin 4 ,Atropine 41
ET Kit 181 IAtropine Vial 21
!EZ 10 Kit,Adult �2601 Benadryl 4
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EZ 10 Kit, Ped ! 2601 Dextrose 6
EZ 10 LD Needle_ _ 3021 !Dopamine ! _ 4
`Flexible Intubation Guide 32 ''EEPII-1:1,000- 1cc Amp 4
'Gloves, pair 2' IEPI 1:1,000-30cc Vial 8
!Glucose Strip 4 EPI 1:10,000-10cc Syr 4
.,Hip Splint/Wrap _ Glucagon 250'
;Irrigation Solution 41 Glucose,Oral (gel) 10
HIV Bag and Tubing 10i Lidocaine 14
IV Kit and Cath - 121 Midazolam 4
,IV Needles, additional �2 Morphine Syringe 16
IMyClyns _ _ 25' Morphine Vial 2
N95 Mask 4 Nale _.1
1Nebulizer _ 21 iNitrospray 4
Needle Th_oracostomy _ 1731 Normal Saline Pillow ! 2;
'OB Kit _ 14 Normal Saline Vial �— —21
'Oral Airway 4 ;Sodium Bicarb I 61
P100 Mask 14 !Sod ui m Thiosulfate 401
Pulseoxymeter — v 2
=Saline Lock �6
'Sharps Tube (sgl use) _101
;Soft Restraints &
jSpinal Immobilization 24�:
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December 2009
Res. No. 2009-80
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN 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 December 21, 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Carchio, Coerper, Hardy, Green, Bohr, Dwyer, Hansen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ity Clerk and ex-off' o Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California