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2017 -086
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TITLE OF DOCUMENT.
Ordinance to increase ALS Transport Fees consistent with BLS rate increase and annual CPI.
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Executive Louws requests Council approval of the proposed fee increases for ALS Ambulance Transport fees.
COMMITTEE ACTION. •
COUNCIL ACTION:
2/21/2017: Introduced
3/7/2017: Adopted 7 -0, Ord 2017 -009
Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number:
Ord. 2017 -009
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PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 02/21/2017
ORDINANCE NO. 2017009
Ordinance Establishing charges /fees for providing Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Ambulance Transport Services in Whatcom County
WHEREAS, in June 2012, the Whatcom County Council and the Bellingham City
Council passed a Joint Resolution of the City of Bellingham and Whatcom County Adopting
the Jointly Recommended Business Model for County Wide Emergency Medical (EMS); and
WHEREAS, the June 2012 Joint Resolution called for establishment of an EMS
Oversight Board ( "EOB ") and a Technical Advisory Board ( "TAB "); and
WHEREAS, RCW 52.12.131 conveys the authority for any fire protection district
which provides emergency medical services, to establish and collect reasonable
charges /fees for these services in order to reimburse the district for its costs of providing
emergency medical services; and
WHEREAS, Whatcom County contracts with the City of Bellingham and Fire
Protection District No. 7 for the provision of Advanced Life Support (ALS) transport and
emergency medical services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bellingham has increased their Basic Life Support Transport
Fees consistent with an annual CPI rate increase; and
WHEREAS, Whatcom County is responsible for setting the ALS Fees; and
WHEREAS, the EOB approved for recommendation to County Council the ALS fees
outlined in Exhibit A including the inclusion of an annual rate adjustment based on the CPI -
U for greater Seattle area and consistent with the rate adjustment used for BLS rates; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the
Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulance Transport Services Fees to be charged by agencies
under contract with Whatcom County are increased from the current amounts shown in
Exhibit A, to the amounts recommended by EOB as shown in the right -hand column of
Exhibit A; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED these changes will be deemed operative within ten
(10) calendar days from the signing of this Ordinance.
ADOPTED this 7th day of March,
ATTEST' .`T 0,•
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Civil Deputy Prosecutor
2017.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
a� r y' Buchanan, �ounc I Chair
WHATCOM COUNTY EXECUTIVE
WHATCQLWCI LINTY, VASHINGTON
Jack Lou0s, CounTy"Exec�itive
(Approved
Date Signed:
( ) Denied
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Exhibit A
EMS MEDIC TRANSPORT FEES
Proposed Increases
Service
District 7
Current Fee
Bellingham Fire
Current Fee
$750.
$950.
Recornrne
By EO
$766.
ALS 1
$750.
ALS 2
$950.
$970.
nded
B
ALS ambulance fees will be adjusted annually, on January 01, based on the previous 12 month
average October to October CPI -U for greater Seattle area, but shall not be decreased. Rates
will be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
Service Description
Advanced Life Support (ALS) 1: An ALS1 level of service is defined as including an ALS assessment OR the
provision of at least one ALS intervention. Must be staffed with at least one paramedic or AEMT.
Advanced Life Support (ALS) 2: An ALS2 level of service is defined to include an ALS assessment AND the
administration of at least three medications OR three administrations of the same qualifying medication
OR the provision of at least one of the following procedures: manual defib /cardioversion; endotracheal
intubation; central venous line; cardiac pacing; chest decompression; surgical airway; intraosseous line.
Service description and delivery for this document will be concurrent with:
CMS Manual System, Publication 100 -02 Medicare Benefit Policy.