(a) The following user fees are hereby approved, adopted and levied and shall be paid by those individuals and/or organizations making use of the Village’s emergency medical services ambulance as follows:
Before 4/1/16 | After 4/1/16 | |
(1) Medical section. | ||
A. Advanced life support I | $600.00 | $650.00 |
B. Advanced life support II | $600.00 | $750.00 |
C. Basic life support | $400.00 | $550.00 |
(2) Property section. | ||
Per mile to a medical facility | $10.00 | $12.00 |
(3) Other.
A. All individuals who receive the services listed above, or those financially responsible for those individuals, will be charged the fee corresponding to the services provided.
B. Residents of the Village of Cuyahoga Heights, employees in the Village of Cuyahoga Heights and employees of the Village of Cuyahoga Heights, and their dependents, will also be charged the fees corresponding to the services provided. Any balance due from these individuals above their insurance coverage will be waived after all covered expenses have been paid to the Village of Cuyahoga Heights.
C. When mutual aid services are provided and fees corresponding to the services provided are incurred, the Village may honor the EMS billing policy of the community to which mutual aid is provided.
(4) The user fees established herein shall be collected, and upon receipt thereof, shall be credited to the General Fund as an offset to the cost of providing the emergency medical services for which the fee is being charged.
(5) The fees established in this section shall be levied beginning July 1, 2004.
(Ord. 2004-97. Passed 6-9-04; Ord. 2009-97. Passed 7-8-09; Ord. 2016-19. Passed 3-9-16; Ord. 2021-24. Passed 5-12-21.)