(a) There shall be no charge for any passenger who rides in the ambulance.
(b) There shall not be a charge to a patient who refuses treatment or for any person that was a victim of a criminal act for which they are not charged.
(c) There shall be no charge for persons affected by natural or man-made calamity or disaster (including fire, flood and storm).
(d) Any bill returned and the person is identified as having no permanent residence shall be considered uncollectible and will not be sent to collections. The City will write off these charges since these bills have proven to be uncollectible. Any bills which have been turned over to the collection agency and have been deemed uncollectible by said collection agency shall be written off by the City.
(e) There will be no charge for emergency medical transports of Medicaid patients from nursing homes.
(Res. 17-10. Passed 6-15-10; Res. 26-10. Passed 8-3-10.)