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Home My WebLink Aboutord1999-085'VMTCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 99 -447 CLEARANCES Initial f Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: ;ginator. ADS - Finance lr 1119 Intro Division Head. • 11123 Finance %public Hearing Dept. Head. Prosecutor Purchasing/Budget. Executive: / I SUBJECT. Ordinance Amendment the fee schedule for ambulance service charges ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance; Information sheet from the Bellingham Fire Department showing current andproposed rate changes Related County Contract #: Should Clerk schedule a hearing: N01 / YES /x _/ Requested Date:.-'I 1 / 23 /9 - UMMARYSTATEMENT. he interloeal agreement between the City of Bellingham and Whatcom County to provide emergency medical care and transportation services (ambulance) requires that the. City and Whatcom County agree on and establish fees by ordinance. Ordinance 95 -001 adopted on 1110195 adjusted user rates to make the service fully funded. This proposed ordinance would adjust the fee schedule to make the charges truly reflective of the cost of providing the service. The fees are not included in the Unified Fee Schedule for Whatcom County because the City of Bellingham Fire Dept. collects the fees. Ordinance & Resolution To keep down our copying costs, indicate receive a copy after Council action. Distribution Request only those who must List names to the right. ADS Facilities Management ADS Finance Brad Bennett ADS Human Resources ADS Info Services Assessor Auditor Cooperative Extension District Court Executive Francine Kincaid Dewey Desler Health RECOMMENDED ACTION. Adoption of Ordinance Hearing Examiner Jail Juvenile Parks Planning COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN. • 1999-447 11/9/99: Introduced 11/23/99: Failed 2 -5, Imhof, Nelson in favor 12/7/99: Reconsidered and adopted 5 -1, Brown opposed, Hoag abstained Ord. #99 -085 x Relat Prosecutor Public Works Sheriff Superior Court Treasurer Other Ordinance or Resoluti Number (this item): p - t:council/ab ambulance fees SPONSORED BY: Finance PROPOSED BY: ADS Finance INTRODUCTION DATE: 11/9/99 ORDINANCE NO. 99 -085 ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 95 -001, 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 by ordinance; and WHEREAS, the base rates established in Ordinance 95 -001 need to be adjusted to reflect increased costs of providing the service, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the fee schedule for ambulance services in Section A and B of Ordinance 95 -001 is now superseded by a new Sections A through G as follows: A. Base Rates: In Dollars Emergency Medical: Basic life support (no transport) $ 75 Basic life support transport (county) 320 Basic life support transport (out of county) 370 Advanced life support (no transport) 200 Advanced life support transport (county /supplies included) 540 Advanced life support transport (county /supplies additional) 517 Advanced life support transport (out of county /supplies included) 590 Advanced life support transport (out of county /supplies additional) 567 Non - Emergency Transfers: Basic life support (county) Page 1 270 In Dollars Basic life support (out of county) 320 Advanced life support transport (county /supplies included) 385 Advanced life support transport (county /supplies additional) 362 Advanced life support transport (out of county /supplies included) 430 Advanced life support transport (out of county /supplies additional 407 B. Mileage Charges: Mileage per mile, from the point at which the patient Is accepted to the point of delivery. 11 C. Standby Service: Standby service (per hour) 50 D. Oxygen Usage Charge: Oxygen 18 E. Multiple Patients Charge: Multiple patients in one ambulance: Two or more patients carried by one ambulance, an additional charge of $75 /each patient above the first patient shall be added to the base rate (see "A" above). This amount shall then be pro -rated among the patients. 75 F. Disposable Supplies Charge: Medications and cardiac monitoring Per Medicare Fee Schedule G. Non - Resident Charge: Non - resident and non -owner of real property in Whatcom County user 100 Page 2 ADOPTED this 7 day ofam&r' 1999. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON � T m APPR VEDAS TO FORM: Civil Deputy Prosecuting A orney Mar ene Dawson, Council Chair Page 3 pproved ( ) Denied ete Kremen, County Executive WHATCOM MEDIC ONE Ambulance Service Rates The following rates are proposed for ambulance service to users of Whatcom Medic 1 service: A. Base rates plus those charges described in B, C, D, E, F, and G. Mileage per mile, from the point at which the patient Is accepted to the point of delivery. $ 7 $ 11 C. Standby Service: Standby service (per hour) Medic One Fees 10/29/99 $ 50 No Change Current Proposed Emergency Medical: Basic life support (no transport) $ 75 No change Basic life support transport (county) 260 $320 Basic life support transport (out of county) 310 370 Advanced life support (no transport) 200 No change Advanced life support transport (county /supplies included) 420 540 Advanced life support transport (county /supplies additional) 397 517 Advanced life support transport (out of county /supplies included) 470 590 Advanced life support transport (out of county /supplies additional) 447 567 Non - Emergency Transfers: Basic life support (county) $210 $270 Basic.life support (out of county) 260 320 Advanced life support transport (county /supplies included) 325 385 Advanced life support transport (county /supplies additional) 302 362 Advanced life support transport (out of county /supplies included) 370 430 Advanced life support transport (out of county /supplies additional 347 407 B. Mileage Charges: Mileage per mile, from the point at which the patient Is accepted to the point of delivery. $ 7 $ 11 C. Standby Service: Standby service (per hour) Medic One Fees 10/29/99 $ 50 No Change D. Oxygen Usage Charge: Oxygen E. Multiple Patients Charge: Multiple patients in one ambulance: Two or more patients carried by one ambulance, an additional charge of $75 /each patient above the first patient shall be added to the base rate (see "A" above).. This amount shall then be pro -rated among the patients. F. Disposable Supplies Charge: .Medications and cardiac monitoring G. Non - Resident Charge: Non - resident and non -owner of real property in Whatcom County user Medic One Fees 10/29/99 Current Proposed $ 18 No Change $ 75 No change Per Medicare Fee Schedule Per Medicare Fee Schedule $100 No change