(a) Fees due upon service. Fees for services provided by the Longview Fire Department for emergency ambulance service shall be due and payable immediately upon rendering such services. Such fees shall be considered to be delinquent if the same, or any part thereof, remain unpaid for a period of 120 days after the provision of such services.
(b) Payment plans. Subsection (a) of this section notwithstanding, the City Manager or the Manager's designee may authorize such payment plans as the Manager or the Manager's designee deems appropriate, including without limitation, payment plans that allow for payment of fees for emergency ambulance service over a period of more than 120 days.
(c) Special payers. The city shall accept payment of ambulance service fees from Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad Medicare, Champus/Military Insurance, Workers' Compensation and other governmental or quasi-governmental entities. The city shall comply with any conditions imposed by state or federal law on the city's acceptance of such payments.
(Ord. No. 2841, § 2, 9-9-99; Ord. No. 2976, § 2, 11-30-00, Ord. No. 4248, § 4, 1-9-20)