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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council - 2012-11 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 23, 2012 RESOLUTION NO. 2012-11 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, Emergency Ambulance Transportation, Medications and Specialized Supply 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. 2010-33; 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 $350.00 Advanced Life Support(ALS)- Emergencies requiring Advanced Life Support services rendered by paramedic personnel $450.00 12-3175/75036 Page 1 of 3 Resolution No. 2012-11 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 $350.00 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 $450.00 Fire Department Emergency Transport Fees Type Basis for Fee Emergency Applicable at time of request for Base Rate $698.22 Emergency transport response Non-Resident Transportation Fee Applicable when transported patient is not a Resident of Huntington Beach $450.00 Mileage Per patient-transported mile or fraction $16.11 thereof Oxygen Applicable when oxygen is administered and $78.99 includes mask or cannula Medical Utilized by patient during incident Schedule A Supplies Expendable Medical Supplies $31.18 Advanced Life Support (ALS) Medications Schedule A 1 2-3 175/75 03 6 Page 2 of 3 Resolution No. 2012-11 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) FireMMed Membership Fees—1Low 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 February 23, 2012. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the combining of any Fire Department ALSBLS, 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 5t:h day of March 2012. Mayor *REVIEDPPROVED: ITIATED AND A PR VED Fire hief APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney r M 12-3175/75036 Page 3 of 3 Resolution No. 2012-11 HUNTINGTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED SUPPLY FEES - SCHEDULE A - . .. ..._.. ... ...... ......_.. _._..... SUPPLIES Price SUPPLIES, CON,T Price MEDICATIONS Price i '12 Lead 8 IV Kit and Cath 14 Adenosine 6mg/2ml 96 Aerosol Mask 2 IV Needles, additional 2; :Adenosine 12mg/2ml 180: ADD 2 .Airway NP 6` Ba Valve Mask 22' Mask Set CPAP 96: Amiodarone 6 g. .... _......:.. . ._....._. _ Bandaging, Small 2' MyClyns 25; Aspirin, low dose 2 _... ___._ _..__ _..._... . _.�..: �....m _�.._ Bandaging, Medium 6N95 Mask 4` Atropine 4; ;Bandaging, Large 18 1Nebulizer 2 Atropine Vial 4 Bedding TPack w _. 2 Needle^Thoracostomy .._. 210 Benad,ryl 4 Blanket, Disposable 8 OB Kit 14 Dextrose 12 ;Blanket, Fabric 10 Oral Airway 4 Dopamine 2 Burn Pack 82 P100 Mask 14 EPI 1:1,000- 1cc Amp 8 Capnography _.. _.,,. 24 w_ Pillow 8 EPI 1 1,000 30cc Vial 4'; __. Cold Pack 2, Pulseoxymeter 2 EPI 1 10,000 10cc Syr 6' _ ___.... .._.... ... ___.._...,.., __. __.. . .____... .._. ..._ . .,.. _._ ... ... _._ ........... _. . Combitube 100= Saline Lock 4 Glucagon 250' _ _..._ ....,... W_......._ Defib Pads 50 :Sharps Tube (sgl use) 10` Glucose, Oral (gel) 4' ._... .., :.._ ,. ._ s . _ ,......... _ _ . Electrode Set 2' Soft Restraints 8 Lidocaine 6: _....__-._._. � . ...._ :._._._.. .. . E Spinal Immobilization 20 Midazolam 4 SET Kit_._nm . 34; 'Spit _. 8; . , Emes�s Basin 4= p Morphine Syringe 16 m. _ .......__. _.. EZ 10 Kit, Adult 214' Splint, Small 4 Morphine Vial 4` _. _ _. _ K_ EZ 10 Kit, Ped 214 Sprint, Medium 10, :Naloxone 40 EZ 10 LD Needle 248; Sprint, Large 24, Nitrospray 4; _.._ .�,. .. �. ._ _�_. _.._, .�_ _., _ ..... _..... __.�... __..__.. �... r_. Flexible Intubation Guide 20 Suction Kit 12 Normal Saline Pillow 2 „......._ _..... .... .. ... . , Gloves, pair 2 Syringe 2' Normal Saline Vial 2 _ ...... _ _ ........ . _ _ ... GlucoseStri-------_.._. ...._ . _..._ µ .._.. . _.._ _ ... _... ._.._.. _. 'Hip Wrap 58. ;Urinal/Bed Pan 2' Sodium Thiosulfate 76 Hypothermia pY othermia Thera 16 V Vac 42, Zofran 2'. a�. .... . �. a._.. ._ .-_... _ ...._,.._.._:. _..- Irrigation Solution 4' 'Vacuum Splint 42 g and Tubing 10 February 2012 Res. No. 2012-11 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 March 5, 2012 by the following vote: AYES: Shaw, Harper, Dwyer, Hansen, Carchio, Bohr, Boardman NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Cit Jerk and ex-officio Gerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California