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The following chart includes all billable calls made by Department ambulances and total <br /> billable mileages: <br /> Type of Run #of Runs Mileage #of Runs <br /> Non-. <br /> Resident Resident <br /> 1 Basic Life Su rt BLS Non Emergency) 227 13 <br /> 2 Basic Life Support LIKS Emergenqyl 138 <br /> P4Advanced vanced Life Support ALS Non Emergency) 51: 3 <br /> Life Su rt ALS-1 Eme enc 1952``' 227 vanced Life Su rt ALS-2 Eme enc n Transport ALS Medical Call 1 37. 0 <br /> Totals3$ 362 <br /> BLS Mileage <br /> 1t]° <br /> ALS Mileage <br /> Total Milea a 21031.6 <br /> As of August 20, 2012 the following amounts have been billed: <br /> Amount billed $2,111,383.04 <br /> Amount collected $1,487,195.19 <br /> Amount in collections (CBM Account Services $54,177.09 <br /> Amount in collections(City Legal Dept.) $7,313.75 <br /> Number of Lawsuits filed 0 <br /> 2012 Ambulance Laser Fee Recommendation <br /> South Bend Ordinance No. 9$77-0$requires the Fire Department to issue an annual <br /> recommendation in regard to ambulance user fees. The current fees set by this ordinance <br /> were calculated from the 2012 Medicare Fee Schedule. The fees are 150%of the allowable <br /> reimbursement set by Medicare. The current fees have been in place since January 1,2009. <br /> Medicare typically adjusts its fee schedule annually. Most often,this will result in an <br /> increase in reimbursable amounts. Since the rate increase that took effect in 2009, there have <br /> been modest increases in the allowable reimbursement by Medicare. <br /> 2 <br />