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SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />701 W. Sample Street <br />South Bend, Indiana 46621 <br />Timothy J. Brassell <br />Fire Chief <br />CITY ®f SOUTH BEND <br />ROGER O. PARENT, Mayor <br />COUNTY -CITY BUILDING <br />South Bend Common Council <br />County -City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Dear Council Members: <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 <br />November 13, 1984 <br />2191284 -9255 <br />The Fire Department proposes to amend the 1981 "Ambulance Program <br />Ordinance" which regulates fees charged for Fire Department <br />ambulance services. <br />The rationale for amending the fee schedule is based on the cost <br />to provide this service compared to income derived from it. The <br />chief factor in determining a new rate schedule was, and is, the <br />prevailing rates charged by other providers both public and private, <br />in our area and state wide. <br />The overriding consideration in establishing this new fee shedule <br />is the charges allowed and payable by health insurance policies, <br />Medicare and Medicaid, for ambulance services. It is the intention <br />of this proposed fee increase to take advantage of the maximum <br />allowable insurance coverage while minimizing any additional out <br />of pocket expenses to the citizens. <br />To this end we have itemized the charges of various levels of <br />service and treatment. Following is a breakdown of present fees <br />charged compared to the proposed fee schedule. <br />Present <br />Basic Fee <br />Mileage Fee <br />(per pt. miles) <br />Oxygen Fee <br />Emergency Fee <br />(red lights & siren) <br />Proposed <br />$55.00 Basic Fee <br />1.25 Mileage Fee <br />(min. 1 mile) <br />10.00 Oxygen Fee <br />10.00 Emergency Fee <br />(red lights & <br />EKG /Monitor <br />$75.00 <br />1.75 <br />15.00 <br />15.00 <br />siren) <br />25.00 <br />