Res 97-078RESOLUTION NO. 97- 078
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
REVISING THE SCHEDULE OF AMBULANCE SERVICE FEES
AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 92-162
WHEREAS, the City of Poway provides emergency medical services as part of
the operation of the fire department; and
WHEREAS, rules, regulations, fees and charges for services have previously
been established for the operations of these services; and
WHEREAS, it has been necessary to revise these rules, regulations, fees and
charges from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the fee schedule was last revised by the City Council of the City of
Poway on August 4, 1992; and
WHEREAS, an analysis of the current fee schedule indicates that an increase in
these rates is warranted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Poway as follows:
Section 1. That the following service fee schedule is hereby adopted to be
effective when a City-owned paramedic ambulance provides transportation or other
emergency service with respect to all emergency medical services provided after
8:00 a.m. on Sept. ember 17, .1997.
A. FEES FOR SERVICES
Transportation Fee:
When a patient who is a resident or a local business owner, as
determined by providing adequate proof of Poway residence or
payment of a business certificate fee to the City of Poway, is
transported, then the transport fee base charge shall be for a
resident. When a patient does not meet this criteria, then the
transport fee base charge shall be for a non-resident.
Base Charge - Resident
Base Charge - Non-Resident
$400.00
550.00
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Itemized Costs:
The following schedule of fees for supplies, medications and
services shall apply to every person transported and/or treated:
a. Medications and Services
Mileage Charge (per mile)
Oxygen Used
Defibrillation/Cardioversion
Intubation (Endotracheal, Combitube, RSI)
Medication and IV Supplies
Treatment Only - No Transport
Extra Paramedic/EMT (per hour)
12.00
50.00
75.00
60.00
Cost + 50%
150.00+
Supplies
30.00
Disposable Supplies:
1)
Any use of disposable supplies on a patient where
one or more of the following paramedic skills or
interventions are utilized will incur a single charge of
$35.00 for disposable supplies unless any one of the
skills or interventions used in Section 2.b.2 are
performed:
Cervical/Spinal Immobilization
Suctioning
ECG/EKG Monitoring
Splinting/Bandaging
Naso-gastric Tube
Carotid Sinus Massage
Glucose Monitoring
2)
Any use of disposable supplies on a patient where
one or more of the following paramedic skills or
interventions are utilized will incur a single charge of
$65.00 for disposable supplies:
Airway Assistance/Adjuncts
CPR
Congestive Heart Failure/Pulmonary Edema
Multiple Trauma
Childbirth
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B. TRANSPORTATION OF MULTIPLE PATIENTS
When multiple members of the same household are transported at the
same time, only the first patient would be subject to payment of the
mileage fee. The additional family members receiving medical transporta-
tion and care would be subject to the base charge and all itemized costs,
except mileage.
C. COMPUTATION OF MILEAGE
Mileage charges shall be computed on the basis of the actual or approxi-
mated miles traveled from the incident pick-up location to the delivery
location.
Section 2. Resolution No. 92-162 is hereby rescinded.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway, State of
California, this 16th day of September, 1997.
Don Higginson, Ma~o¥
ATTEST:
Marjorie ~K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
SS,
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 97- 078 was duly adopted by the
City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 16th day of September, 1997,
and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: CAFAGNA,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: EMERY
GOLDBY, REXFORD, HIGGINSON
Marjorie ~. Wahlsten, City Clerk
City of P~o~Nay