The following rates and charges for emergency medical or transportation services shall apply to the services operated by the city, with such listed rates being increased by 5% on the first day of January of each successive year beginning January 1, 2024.
(A) Basic life support: non-emergency (per patient, per trip). $795 for response, evaluation, and transport. BLS services include those as defined in the National EMS Education and Practice Blueprint. These services include care provided by certified or licensed emergency medical personnel at the EMT-B level where the response is not initiated as an emergency.
(B) Basic life support: emergency (per patient, per trip). $958 for response, evaluation, and transport. BLS-Emergency Services include those defined in the National RMS Education and Practice Blueprint. These services include care provided by certified or licensed emergency medical personnel at the EMT-B level or higher where the response is initiated as an emergency.
(C) Advanced life support: non-emergency (per patient, per trip). $995 for response, evaluation, and transport. ALS services include those defined in the National EMS Education and Practice Blueprint. These services include assessment and care provided by certified or licensed emergency medical personnel at the paramedic level where the response is not initiated as an emergency.
(D) Advanced life support: level 1 emergency (per patient, per trip). $1,295 for response, evaluation, and transport. ALS-Level 1 Emergency services include those defined in the National EMS Educational and Practice Blueprint. These services include an assessment by certified or licensed emergency medical personnel at the paramedic level and the furnishing of one or more ALS interventions where the response is initiated as an emergency.
(E) Advanced life support: level 2 emergency (per patient, per trip). $1,495 for response, evaluation, and transport. ALS-Level 2 services include those as defined in the National EMS Education and Practice Blueprint. These services included assessment by certified or licensed emergency medical personnel at the paramedic level and the administration of at least three different and/or the provision of one or more of the following ALS procedures:
(1) Manual defibrillation/cardioversion;
(2) Endotracheal intubation;
(3) Central venous line;
(4) Cardiac pacing;
(5) Chest decompression;
(6) Surgical airway;
(7) Intraosseous line.
(F) Special care transport (SCT) (per patient, per trip). $1,595 for response, evaluation, and transport. Specialty Care Transport services include those as defined in the National EMS Education and Practice Blueprint. Hospital-to-hospital transportation of a critically injured or ill beneficiary by a ground ambulance vehicle, including the provision of medically necessary supplies and services, at a level of service beyond the scope of the EMT-paramedic. SCT is necessary when a beneficiary’s condition requires ongoing care that must be furnished by one or more health professionals in an appropriate specialty area, for example, emergency or critical care nursing, emergency medicine, respiratory care, cardiovascular care, or a paramedic with additional training.
(G) The city shall collect a fee of $17.50 per mile of patient transportation furnished by the emergency medical treatment unit of the city fire and emergency services.
CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS 2023 RATE SCHEDULE | ||
HCPCS CODE | CHARGE DESCRIPTION | UNIT PRICE |
CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS 2023 RATE SCHEDULE | ||
HCPCS CODE | CHARGE DESCRIPTION | UNIT PRICE |
A0425 | Mileage | $17.95 |
A0428 | Base rate, BLS (non-emergent) | $795 |
A0429 | Base rate, BLS (E-response) | $958 |
A0426 | Base rate, ALS 1 (non-emergent) | $995 |
A0427 | Base rate, ALS 1 (E-response) | $1,295 |
A0433 | Base rate, ALS 2 | $1,495 |
A0434 | Base rate, specialty care | $1,595 |
A0998 | BLS/ALS 1, no transport (treatment in place) | $395 |
ALS 2, no transport | ||
(H) Five refusals of service in any one calendar year shall cause a $100 nuisance fee.
(Ord. 223(6-8-05), passed 6-8-05; Am. Ord. 265(4-8-09), passed 4-8-09; Am. Ord. 272(08-11-10), passed 8-11-10; Am. Ord. 297(06-11-2014), passed 6-11-14; Am. Ord. 373(11-10-2021), passed 11-10-21; Am. Ord. 388(06-28-23), passed 6-28-23) Penalty, see § 10.99