Amend Chapter 9, Article 3, Entitled Ambulance/Medical User fee and Dedicated Fund

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ORDINANCE NO. l 3 ~ ~ " 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 3, OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ENTITLED AMBULANCE/MEDICAL USER FEE AND DEDICATED FUND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT By Ordinances since 1978 the South Bend Common Council has established fees to help offset in part the expense to the City of South Bend providing ambulance and pazamedic services to the citizens of South Bend, and the cost of repairs to and/or purchase of necessary ambulancelPazamedic equipment, other Fire Department equipment, and to pay for the cost of needed repair and remodeling of existing fire stations, or the building of new fire stations and the creation and continuation of a dedicated fund for the deposit of such fees as received Furthermore, §4531 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 also requires the establishment of ambulance fee schedules as a prerequisite to recovery for ambulance services for Medicare patients. In conformity with the requirement of an annual review of user fees, the Council finds that adjustment of current fees is required in order to reflect more accurately the cost of providing ambulance and pazamedic services. follows: NOW, THIItEFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL as Section 1. Chapter 9, Article 3 of the South Bend Municipal Code, entitled Ambulance/MedicalUwr Fee and Dedicated Funds, shall be amended at Section 9-16, to read as follows: Section 9-16. Ambulance/Medical User Fee-Established (a) The following user fee schedule shall be chazged for all ambulance~medical services provided by the City through its paramedic branch of the Fire Department: Resident Non Resident f~~ ~-2aE}ee (1) Basic Life Support 200.00 275.00 (2) Basic Life Support-Emergency 300.00 375.00 (3) Advanced Life Support X386:86 300.00 375.00 (4) Advanced Life Support $400.00 75.00 Emergency (5) Advanced Life Support -2 475.00 550.00 (~~ Mileage ~"CC. Ba$ic (per patient miles, $~$6 5.47 5.47 minimum one (1) mile)