Council and the administration of the City of Eastlake hereby authorizes the establishment of fees for all rescue calls by the Eastlake Fire Department and to allow the operating revenues received from contract payments and local taxes to be used as payment of otherwise applicable co-payments and deductibles that would otherwise be due from residents of the City of Eastlake and non-residents.
(a) The City will provide ambulance and emergency rescue squad services to and the City shall only bill insurers of the residents of Eastlake and Non-Residents, including the Federal Health Care Programs of Medicare and Medicaid, for the services provided but only to the extent of their insurance coverage, i.e. there will be no out of pocket cost to the residents of the City or the Non-Residents. The City shall treat the revenues received from Timberlake and Lakeline contract payments and Eastlake local taxes as payment of any otherwise applicable co-payments and deductibles that would otherwise be due from the residents of the City of Eastlake and the Villages of Timberlake and Lakeline.
(b) The City will provide ambulance and emergency rescue squad services in exchange for the assignment of the insurance company proceeds available to the non-resident user and the City will accept as full payment from non-resident the usual and customary rates as allowed by the particular insurance companies for the services provided. The City will not charge or collect any amount of money in excess of the usual, customary and reasonable (UCR) payments, including any amounts received from Medicare and/or any Medicare Supplemental Insurance carriers and/or Medicaid.
(c) The following schedule of fees or as modified shall be applicable to individuals who use the following services:
Basic Life Support Transportation | $1,100.00 |
Advanced Life Support Transportation | $1,100.00 |
Advanced Life Support 2 | $1,100.00 |
Basic Life Support Mileage | $ 17.00 |
Advanced Life Support Mileage | $ 17.00 |
(d) The Mayor is authorized to enter into an agreement with a company that will provide electronic claims filing systems for the purpose of collecting insurance proceeds indicated in subsection (c) hereof or as modified thereafter.
(e) The Mayor and the Finance Director are authorized to establish guidelines and procedures to assist the indigent and the financially needy that are unable to pay for the rescue squad services.
(f) All funds collected pursuant to this Section shall be disbursed as follows:
(1) Such part thereof as is necessary to defray all expenses of collection shall be paid.
(2) The balance remaining after such payments shall be deposited in the Fire Department Accounts in the following manner:
A. Priority will be given to train and equip the special teams of the Fire Department: water rescue team, hazardous materials team, technical rescue team, fire investigation unit, and shall include paramedic and fire training. Monies will be allocated for equipment, classes, and other funding as needed.
B. Any proceeds will be used exclusively by the Eastlake Fire Department to improve its operational capabilities as determined by the Chief of Fire and/or the Safety Director of the City of Eastlake.
(Ord. 2011-159. Passed 12-13-11.)