Each person, whether a resident or a non-resident, calling for and/or receiving emergency medical services (EMS) with transport shall pay a user fee therefore as follows:
(a) For BLS services, the fee shall be six hundred dollars ($600.00), plus fourteen dollars ($14.00) per loaded mile.
(b) For ALS1 services, the fee shall be seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), plus fourteen dollars ($14.00) per loaded mile.
(c) For ALS2 services, the fee shall be Eight hundred fifty dollars ($850.00), plus fourteen dollars ($14.00) per loaded mile.
(d) No fee will be charged for any of the above services in the event they are undertaken without transport.
(e) The City shall forgive for all residents any outstanding balance resulting from the above fees after available reimbursement from insurance and other third party payers is made on their behalf to the City. This billing practice is approved by the Department of Health and Human Services as stated in OIG Advisory Opinion 04-14. In the event an insurance or third party payment is paid directly to the responsible party rather than to the City of Galion, such person shall forward said payment to the City of Galion or otherwise be responsible for making said payment to the City of Galion.
(f) The Treasurer may waive the aforesaid fee or any portion thereof with regard to persons not included in subsection (e) above where such officer determines, based upon supporting documentation that the non-resident person receiving the services is indigent or otherwise unable to pay for such services, and there is no other source for the payment thereof. In such instances, the individual requesting the waiver shall have the burden of providing any documentation required, including but not limited to verification of income. The City's designated billing agent shall notify each party billed of the terms of this subsection in conjunction with the billing for the fee.
(Ord. 2012-30. Passed 5-8-12.)
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