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

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(7) Mileage. Rural per paCient miles, 8.21 8.21 minimum one (1) mile) (8) Non-Transport Medical Calls x-'}5:66 75.00 125.00 (b) The above fees shall be chazged per patient run occurrence; however, when ambulance/medical services aze provided for a patient using a private ambulance, the mileage fee shall not be chazged; and further provided that when more than two members of an immediate family residing at the same address are transported per incident, the basic fee, mileage fee, and emergency fee shall only be billed for two persons. fc) Non-resident is defined as a person whose primary residence at the time of the service is outside the corporate boundaries of the Citv of South Bend. Indiana. (d) Basic Life Sunnort means care given at the scene of an accident or illness or during the transport by an Emergency Medical Technician to minimize the patient's discomfort and prevent further injury (e) Advanced Life Support means Gaze given at the scene of an accident or illness or during the transport by a Pazamedic or Advanced Emergency Medical Technician to minimize the patient's discomfort and prevent further injuyy. ~ Advance Life Support -2 means transportation by ground ambulance vehicle and either the administration of least three (3) medications or the provision of one of the following: (1) Manual defibrillation/cazdioversion: ~2) Endotracheal intubation: and ~3) Central venous line. (f?) Non-Transport Medical Calls means a response to a medical emergency call by ambulance vehicle and the administration of ALS skills upon or medication gaven to a patient who then refuses transport to the hospital, fll) Mileage. Rural. shall apply to vehicle runs made to azeas in zones or zip codes designated as rural by Medicare and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in its Medicaze re ations U The above fees shall take effect on ~arie~992-August 1.2002. Section II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor and legal publications. ~~ C~ Member of the Common Council 1 st READING 6" l'~~ ~~- PUBLIC HEARING ~-~-OL 3 rd READING ~ tea'-aL NOT APPROVED REFERRED PASSER ~ -g' OZ--~ I''ited to Clerk's ~ff6ee LOp~3TfA J, t3U0F9 C!i'Y CL&RSt, ~ EtElID, €'S.