(A) Remuneration. The recipients of basic life support services and/or advanced life support-mobile intensive care services from the firefighter/paramedic service program of the Village are obligated to pay a fee each and every time the services are provided by the Village for the use and operation of a Village ambulance or the EMS paramedic program, in an amount and in accordance with the following schedule:
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT RATES
Service Fee
BLS Treat/Transport $3,861.00*
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT RATES
Service Fee
ALS Treat/No Transport $3,861.00*
ALS Treat/Transport $3,861.00*
ALS2 Treat/Transport $3,861.00*
*The above referenced fees shall be increased or decreased, without further action of the Corporate Authorities, in accordance with the rates as approved for the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Program.
MILEAGE
Fee
$26.00 per transported mile**
**The mileage fee shall be increased annually effective January 1 of each year, without further action of the Corporate Authorities, pursuant to the Medicare ambulance inflation factor or three (3) percent, whichever is greater.
All recipients of the service shall be billed for the service after completion thereof, and no person shall be denied service for reason of failure to pay past amounts billed or for reason of lack of residency within the corporate limits of the Village of Schiller Park.
(B) Responsibility for Payment of Fee. Primary responsibility for the payment of the user fees for firefighter/paramedic or ambulance services shall be upon the recipient of the services. Notwithstanding, third parties may consent voluntarily to the invoicing of the recipient where payment is made by third parties. The Village Comptroller is authorized hereby to establish necessary billing procedures not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and, if necessary, to utilize the services of a billing and collection company in order to process the invoices and collection of user fees. The Village Comptroller and the Chief of the Fire Department are authorized to establish necessary policies, procedures, and regulations to administer and process the imposition and collection of user fees.
(Ord. 08-2677, passed 5-27-08; Am. Ord. 09-2717, passed 4-14-09; Am. Ord. 10-2765, passed 3-9-10; Am. Ord. 19-4133, passed 3-21-19; Am. Ord. 20-4231, passed 7-2-20; Am. Ord. 21-4279, passed 6-3-21)