HomeMy WebLinkAboutord1994-014WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL . NO. 94 -148
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WHATCOM COUNTY
COUNCIL
3/8/94
Council Intro.
Division Head:
11/2,21/94—
PIRaRee/Geuneil
Dept. Head:
Prosecutor.
Purchasing /Budget:
Executive:
SUBJECT:
Ordinance Establishing Service Fees and Setting a Fee Schedule Relating to Ambulance. Service Charges
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance
Background Documents
SUMMARY STATEMENT.• Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below.
Related County contract #:
Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO YES X Requested date: 3/22/94
Amount budgeted for this item /project: $625,000
Is it or will it be within budget? YES X NO lease explain below
Budget line item number(s): 4270.7210 Non-Departmental Ambulance Services
The interlocal 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 and establish
fees by ordinance. Ordinance 92 -083 set the ambulance rates from October, 1992 to the present and it is
now necessary to adjust user rates to raise that portion of the operating funds to make the County -wide
ambulance service fully funded. The Whatcom County Unified Fee Schedule does not include fees for
ambulance service charges because the Fire Department, City of Bellingham, collects the fees.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION.•
Pass
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN.-
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
3/8/94: Council Intor.
3/22/94: Council adopted the ordinance. 7 -0.
Related File Numbers:
Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only):
Ord 94 -014
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SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 3/8/94
ORDINANCE NO. 94 -014
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SERVICE FEES
AND SETTING A FEE SCHEDULE
RELATING TO AMBULANCE SERVICE CHARGES
WHEREAS, the interlocal 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 and establish the fees by
ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance 92 -083 set the ambulance rates from October, 1992 to the
present; and,
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to adjust user rates to raise that portion of the
operating funds to make the County -wide ambulance service fully funded;
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Unified Fee Schedule does not include fees for
ambulance service charges because the Fire Department, City of Bellingham, collects the
fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT.ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that
the fee schedule for ambulance services below is approved:
A. Base Rates
Emergency Medical:
Basic life support, no transport .. ...............................
$75.00
Basic life support, transport (county) ...........................
$250.00
Basic life support, (out of county) .............................
$300.00
Advanced life support, no transport ............................
$200.00
Advanced life support, transport (county /supplies included) ..........
$360.00
Advanced life support, transport (county /supplies additional) .........
$347.00
Advanced life support, transport (out of county /supplies included) .....
$410.00
Advanced life support, transport (out of county /supplies additional) ....
$397.00
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Non - Medical:
Basic life support, (county) .... ............................... $200.00
Basic life support, (out of county) ............................. $250.00
Advanced life support, (county /supplies included) ................. $265.00
Advanced life support, (county /supplies additional) ................ $252.00
Advanced life support, (out of county /supplies included) ............ $310.00
Advanced life support, (out of county /supplies additional) ........... $297.00
B. Mileage (per mile) from the point at which the patient is accepted to the point of
delivery......................... ............................... $7.00
ADOPTED this 22nd day of March , 1994.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Council Clerk
APPROVED as to form:
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Civil Depu osecutor
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R ert A. Imhof, Council Chair
(Approved ( ) Denied
Shirley Van Za ten, Exec e
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