Each person whether resident, real property owner in the City of Strongsville, or non-resident, including employees working within the City, calling for and/or receiving emergency medical service with transport from the City shall pay, effective January 1, 2024, a utilization charge therefor determined as follows:
(a) For BLS services with Transport, the fee shall be Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) plus Sixteen Dollars ($16.00) per mile.
(b) For ALSI services with Transport, the fee shall be Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($850.00) plus Sixteen Dollars ($16.00) per mile.
(c) For ALSII services with Transport, the fee shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) plus Sixteen Dollars ($16.00) per mile.
(d) The City will forgive for all Strongsville City residents or owners of real property within the City of Strongsville or employees working within the City of Strongsville or to any covered person where the City has agreed to some other contractual obligation, any outstanding balance resulting from the above fees after available insurance reimbursement is made on their behalf to the City. Individuals receiving a medical transport agree to immediately remit to the City of Strongsville any payments they receive directly from insurance or any source whatsoever, for the services provided to them; and agree to assign all rights to such payments to the City of Strongsville.
(e) The Director of Finance may waive the aforesaid fee or any portion thereof with regard to persons not included in subsection (d) of this Section 254.03, where it is determined 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.
(f) The charges herein shall be in addition to any other charges payable for such services, including, but not limited to, any tax levied, all or a part of which pays any portion of the cost of emergency medical services, and/or any charges for services rendered by others.
(Ord. 2023-177. Passed 12-18-23.)