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PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 9/14/04
ORDINANCE NO. 2004 -046
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 00 -085,
ESTABLISHING SERVICE FEES AND SETTING A FEE SCHEDULE RELATED TO
AMBULANCE SERVICE CHARGES
WHEREAS, an interlocal agreement between the City of Bellingham and Whatcom
County provides for emergency medical care and transportation services (ambulance) and
also requires that the City and Whatcom County agree on and establish the fees; and
WHEREAS, the base rates established in Ordinance 95 -001 and amended in
Ordinance 00 -085 should be amended to reflect a new fee schedule consistent with
changes to Medicare reimbursements,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the
fee schedule for ambulance services in Ordinance 00 -085 is now amended as follows:
A. Base Rates:
Non - Emergency Transfers:
Basic life support (ceUaty)
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270
In Dollars
Emergency Medical:
Basic life support (no transport)
$-75
125
Basic life support transport (county)
320
390
Basis- life -sup
370
Advanced life support (no transport)
280
225
Advanced life support transport ALS 1
540
(eeun" uppfies- inGtuded )
Advanced life support transport ALS 2
675
Specialty Care Transport
resort
795
Advanced transport
— (GeunWsupP6esadditional)
5477
Advanced 1 fe support transport
— (eut-ef-GGUntylsupR4e64RGkPded�
590
AdvanGedaife-suppert4ranspert
(Out of GGun"uplpl as addit onal)
5497
Unsuccessful Resuscitation
390
Non - Emergency Transfers:
Basic life support (ceUaty)
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270
In Dollars
Basic; 1 fe or+ ( + „f- GeuRty) 32$
Advanced r, life support transport ALS 1
(Gountylsupphes, 385
Advanced
--(G ,pp!ies-additienaF} 382
Advansed4f^ upporr* transport
—4eut- of-Gountylsu;pp1 ies- iacfuded) 430
Advanced - life-support transporf
(out of Gountylsupplies addit anal 407
B. Mileage Charges:
Mileage per mile, from the point at which the patient
Is accepted to the point of delivery. 11
Standby-Sewice:
Standby-sewice (per -houf) 50
nD.Oxygen Use e-G�ha
9xygen 49
C €. Multiple Patients Charge:
Multiple patients in one ambulance: Two or more
patients carried by one ambulaRGe, an add tiapa4
shallbeadded to-the-base-Fate
amount shall then be pro rated ameng the 75 Current
patieRts-Bilfed in accordance with Medicare ALS or
guidelines; bill full base rate Medicare prorates for BLS base
additional patients. rate
DDisPosableSupplies- ChargeDrups:
Medioations-and- cardiac- me.,4efi^ ^gDrugs Per Cost +10%
Medicare
Fee
schedule
Fr.E Non- Resident Charge:
Non - resident and non -owner of real property in
Whatcom County user 100
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28tnday of September, 2004.
Council
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
J.C� gv�
Dan McShane, Council Chair
( pproved () Denied
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Pete Kremen, County Executive