(A) There is established a schedule of fees for emergency medical services provided by the town through the EMS staff of the Sheridan Fire Department. The schedule of fees for services is as follows:
Service Fees
|
Service Fees
| |
Basic life support (BLS) emergency | |
Resident | $575 |
Non-resident | $750 |
Basic life support (BLS) non-emergency | |
Resident | $425 |
Non-resident | $525 |
Advanced life support (ALS) emergency | |
Resident | $700 |
Non-resident | $900 |
Advanced life support (ALS) II emergency | |
Resident | $950 |
Non-resident | $1,100 |
Advanced life support (ALS) non-emergency | |
Resident | $550 |
Non-resident | $725 |
Treat/no transport | |
Resident | $300 |
Non-resident | $400 |
Oxygen (resident and non-resident) | $25 |
Mileage (resident and non-resident) | $18 |
(B) Any person held in custody, confined or incarcerated by the town, including but not limited to: individuals who are (i) under arrest, (ii) incarcerated, (iii) imprisoned, (iv) escaped from confinement, (v) under supervised release, (vi) on medical furlough, (vii) residing in a mental health facility or halfway house, (viii) living under home detention, or (ix) confined completely or partially in any way under a penal statute or rule; shall be solely responsible for the payment of any medical services rendered to, and received by, that person during the course of his or her confinement with the town, or at the town’s or court’s direction, including without limitation, transportation to and from a medical treatment facility, and any treatment deemed necessary by his or her treating physician, whether or not requested by the prisoner, and shall be required to reimburse the town, in full for any fees or charges incurred for such services, if not paid directly to medical facility or practitioner by the prisoner or his or her insurance carrier.
(C) All such fees so collected shall be accounted for in a manner prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts. All such funds so collected shall be deposited as follows:
(1) Forty-five percent to the Ambulance Replacement Fund;
(2) Thirty percent to the EMS Equipment Replacement Fund;
(3) Ten percent to the EMS Billing Fund;
(4) Ten percent to the General Fund; and
(5) Five percent to EMS Education Fund.
(D) Except as specifically excluded by federal law relating to Medicare or Medicaid payments, the town reserves the right to collect the entire fee which may be due notwithstanding the fact that upon assignment of insurance recovery, the insurance pays less than the full amount due.
(E) A fee of $20 shall be assessed for any check returned to the town or its agents as nonpayment for any reason, including but not limited to, non-sufficient funds, stop payment order, missing signature or an action which prohibits the check from being honored for payment of emergency medical services performed by the town’s EMS staff. The fee shall be in addition to the charge for emergency medical services.
(Ord. 2012-5-2, passed 6-28-12; Am. Ord. 2012-10-1, passed 10-25-12; Am. Ord. 2013-4-1, passed 4-11-13; Am. Ord. 2017-4, passed 4-24-17; Am. Ord. 2017-13, passed 12-11-17; Am. Ord. 2018-8, passed 9-10-18; Am. Ord. 2022-09, passed 7-5-22; Am. Ord. 2022-19, passed 9-6-22; Am. Ord. 2023-01, passed 3-7-23)