1513.01 Authority of Mayor to establish procedures; delinquent accounts.
1513.02 Services to be provided by Fire Department.
1513.03 Definitions.
1513.04 Ambulance transport fees.
1513.05 Disposition of funds.
CROSS REFERENCES
State Division of Emergency Medical Services - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 4765
Recovery of costs of emergency actions - see FIRE PREV. Ch. 1508
(a) The Mayor or his designee shall be responsible for the development of collection and billing procedures for emergency medical service and/or ambulance transport, including, but not limited to, setting reasonable fees, annual review of fees, preparing invoices, delivery of such invoices to each person who received emergency medical service and/or ambulance transport (in the case of a minor, delivery of such invoice to the legal guardian of the minor) and the collection of said fees.
(b) The Mayor or his designee may place any delinquent account for collection with the Director of Law or his designee who may waive the aforementioned fee (or any part thereof) if it is determined that the person receiving emergency medical services is indigent or otherwise unable to pay for such services.
(Ord. 8420-1998. Passed 1-20-98.)
Emergency medical services and ambulance transport shall be provided by the Fire Department. Such services shall be provided in response to a call for such services within the City, and outside the City under provisions of a mutual aid agreement or applicable law governing mutual aid.
(Ord. 8420-1998. Passed 1-20-98.)
As used in this chapter:
(a) "Advanced life support" means any pre-hospital intervention by personnel certified at the level of EMT-Paramedic as described in Ohio R.C. Chapter 4765. Such interventions include, but are not limited to, cardiac monitoring and interpretation of cardiac rhythms, external cardiac pacing, cardioversion, endotracheal intubation, intravenous cannulation, intraosseous infusion, emergency needle thoracotomy and the administration of medications.
(b) "Basic life support" means any pre-hospital non-invasive intervention by personnel certified at the level of EMT-Basic as described in Ohio R.C. Chapter 4765. Such interventions include, but are not limited to, non-invasive methods of airway control, oxygen administration, bleeding control, splinting of fractures, treatment of shock, patient assessment and recording vital signs.
(c) "Transport" means to carry or convey a person by a publicly owned and/or operated motor vehicle being used in response to a call for emergency medical assistance from one location to another.
(Ord. 8420-1998. Passed 1-20-98.)
Each person receiving transport to a medical facility by the emergency medical services of the Brook Park Fire Department shall pay a utilization fee effective upon passage of this chapter, as follows:
(a) Basic Life Support Transport
(not more than) $550.00 per transport
(b) Advanced Life Support Transport 1
(not more than) $700.00 per transport
(c) Advanced Life Support Transport 2
(not more than) $800.00 per transport
(d) Mileage fee (while transporting) $13.50 per mile
(e) Treatment and no transport
(not more than) $135.00
(Ord. 8420-1998. Passed 1-20-98; Ord. 9563-2009. Passed 3-3-09; Ord. 9814-2012. Passed 12-18-12.)
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