(A) The City of Winchester will assess charges and/or fees for the emergency medical services administered and/or rendered, consistent with the definitions and categorizations herein, and in accordance with the following schedule of sums and amounts, all of which are assessed on a per-incident basis:
Ambulance Mileage | $16 |
Advanced Life Support-1 Non- Emergency | $800 |
Advanced Life Support-1 Emergency | $1,100 |
Basic Life Support Non-Emergency | $600 |
Basic Life Support Emergency | $750 |
Advanced Life Support-2 Emergency | $1,300 |
(B) The charges and fees herein shall be assessed whenever any individual or individuals is/are treated and/or transported by any Emergency Medical Service personnel of the City of Winchester Fire Department.
(C) Any incident falling within the broad definition and category of basic life support services shall be considered an emergency medical service. Further, any individual or individuals transported by the Winchester Fire Department to any hospital, health-care facility or home, or nursing home (or individual or individuals otherwise receiving the subject emergency medical services provided by the Winchester Fire Department), shall be required to pay the fees established by this section.
(Ord. 2007-3, passed 2-19-07; Am. Ord. 2015-11, passed 8-24-15; Am. Ord. 2016-5, passed 3-21-16; Am. Ord. 2020-3, passed 5-4-20)