(a) The City may operate an emergency ambulance service through the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Division of the Fire Department. The City shall charge a fee for the services of the EMS Division when it responds to an emergency with an ambulance.
(Ord. 37-2005. Passed 2-28-05.)
(b) The Director of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Chief of the Fire Department, shall establish and publish user fees for the emergency ambulance services provided by the Fire Department. All user fees shall be comparable to the usual and customary fees charged by local private ambulance companies for similar services. The Director shall periodically review the user fees and adjust such fees to reflect rate changes by local private ambulance companies for similar services.
(c) The Director shall administer the billing and collection of user fees for emergency ambulance services and may contract with third party administrators to provide for billing and collection services.
(d) The Director, in conjunction with the Chief, shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the requirements of this section.
(e) The moneys received from collections for emergency ambulance services shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(f) The Director shall annually report to Council regarding the operation of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Division, which report shall include a summary of billings and collections, operating expenses, service utilization, personnel, training costs and equipment.
(Ord. 61-92. Passed 3-30-92.)