(a) Fees for Emergency Medical Transport Services. The fees set forth herein shall be established and implemented for the following Emergency Medical Services originating from anywhere within the City's corporate limits effective immediately upon the passage of this section;
(1) Advance Life Support ("ALS"): $850.00 per patient transported plus $14.53 per loaded mile from the location of patient pick-up to the hospital.
(2) Advance Life Support II ("ALS"): $1,125.00 per patient transported plus $14.53 per loaded mile from the location of patient pick-up to the hospital.
(3) Basic Life Support ("BLS"): $690.00 per patient transported plus $14.53 per loaded mile from the location of patient pick-up to the hospital
(4) EMS Response Without Transportation: No Charge
(5) The City or its Billing Agent shall bill the patient or the responsible party for any emergency medical services rendered in accordance with the State or Federal guidelines. Residents of the City of Circleville will be required to pay to the extent of their private or public medical insurance coverage. Co-payments and deductibles will not be sought from residents of the City of Circleville. Your taxes are considered as payment for co-payments and deductibles. Non-residents of the City of Circleville will be billed for any co-payments and deductibles. In the event the non-resident does not have insurance, they will be responsible for the full amount of the bill.
(b) Factors Considered by Billing and/or Collection Agency. In handling the billing and collecting services for emergency medical transport services, the following factors shall be considered by the billing and/or collection agency.
(1) Indigent individuals should be considered for Waivers.
(2) Special hardship situations should be considered for payment plans or special arrangements.
(3) Uninsured patients not on Medicaid or Medicare may be referred to the Department of Jobs and Family Services to determine eligibility for coverage.
(4) An account with more than $100.00 owing shall be sent to collection if no response has been received requesting insurance information or patient has not contacted the billing agency to make payment arrangements within ninety (90) of the request.
(5) Each case shall be reviewed for special circumstances on a case by case basis.
(Ord. 03-08-2020. Passed 3-24-20.)