(a) The following user fee for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) shall be charged to all individuals and/or organizations making use of the City's EMS service as herein provided:
(1) Medical services. | User Fee | |
A. Advanced Life Support 2 | = | $1,200.00 per individual |
B. Advanced Life Support 1 | = | $1,000.00 per individual |
C. Basic Life Support | = | $850.00 per individual |
D. Basic Response with Patient Contact and Treatment but No Transport | = | $200.00 per individual |
E. Basic Response with Patient Contact, No Treatment and No Transport | = | -0- |
(2) Transportation Services | ||
A. Amount Per Mile to a Medical facility | = | $16.00 per mile |
(b) All individuals who receive EMS service listed above, or those financially responsible for those individuals, will be charged the corresponding fee for the service provided and shall be responsible for the same in full with the following exceptions.
(1) Individuals who receive a physical evaluation but do not require individualized treatment or medical transport as a result of an EMS emergency response or individuals who receive assistance to their bed or chair but do not require individualized treatment or medical transport as a result of an EMS emergency response shall not be billed even though an EMS report is generated. Whenever appropriate, said individual will be requested to sign a medical refusal.
(2) Residents of the City of Fairlawn, their dependents or an overnight social guest of a City resident and individuals who are non-residents but are employed within the municipal boundaries of the City of Fairlawn, although charged fees for the corresponding service provided them, shall only be responsible for the insured paid amount and not for any co-pay or deductible amount. Any balance due from these individuals over and above the amount paid by their respective primary and secondary insurance providers shall be waived.
(3) Individuals who are not residents or employed in the City of Fairlawn but who are in attendance at a Sanctioned Event, as herein defined, although charged fees for the corresponding service provided them, shall only be responsible for the insured paid amount and not for any co-pay or deductible amount. Any balance due from these individuals over and above the amount paid by their respective primary and secondary insurance providers shall be waived.
A. "Sanctioned Event" as used herein shall mean: An activity or event sponsored by the Copley-Fairlawn School Board; an activity or event sponsored by a duly certified public, chartered, parochial or private school within the City; or, an activity or event sponsored by the City of Fairlawn. "Sanctioned Event" shall also include any service provided pursuant to a mutual aid or automatic response procedure in existence at the time of such service.
B. "Sanctioned Event" shall not mean or include an event or activity held upon public, chartered, parochial or private school property or city property which is sponsored by an individual, group or organization other than the respective School Boards or the City.
(c) Mutual Aid or Automatic Response. Mutual Aid or Automatic Response procedures with the Townships of Bath and Copley and the City of Akron in existence at the time EMS service is provided shall supersede the provisions of this Section.
(d) Billing and Collection of Fees. The following shall apply to all fees billed and collected.
(1) The Mayor with the consent of Council is hereby authorized and directed to enter into an agreement with a medical service billing company to assist the Division of Fire and Emergency Rescue Services in the collection of the fees as provided herein.
(2) Fees due but not paid after reasonable notice and attempts to collect by the City's billing company shall be referred to the Law Department for collection.
(3) Individuals receiving payment directly from their insurance carrier shall be responsible to the City for the payment of services provided them.
(4) The Director of Public Safety, Director of Finance and the President of Council by unanimous consent may on a case by case basis reduce the charges indicated herein based upon the service recipient's insurance coverage, Medicare and/or Medicaid coverage and/or their overall ability to pay or for services provided at the request of a neighboring political subdivision due to extenuating circumstances.
(5) All moneys collected for EMS service provided shall be deposited into the City's general fund.
(e) Residents of Nursing Homes. For purposes of this section and for establishing a permanent residence in the City, an individual is a "resident" when domiciled in any nursing home within the geographic limits of the City for a period of six months. (Ord. 1993-114. Passed 7-19-93; Ord. 1996-60. Passed 6-3-96; Ord. 2006-059. Passed 8-14-06; Ord. 2009-048. Passed 6-15-09; Ord. 2015-059. Passed 10-5-15; Ord. 2017-021. Passed 4-3-17; Ord. 2021-074. Passed 2-7-22; Ord. 2024-055. Passed 10-7-24.)