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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2055 ORDINANCE NO, 2055 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADiA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF PART 9, ARTICLE III OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That various sections of Part 9, Article III of the Arcadia Municipal Code entitled" Voluntary Emergency Medical Subscription Program" are hereby amended to read as follows: 3170,3 ELIGlliILITY. The Voluntary Emergency Medical Subscription Program is open to all residents and commercial residents (businesses) located in the City of Arcadia. Payment of the voluntary subscription fee by households shall entitle membership to permanent residents of that household, related or not. Subscription fees paid by businesses entitle membership to employees only, Guest and visitor coverage is provided for residential memberships at an additional fee as set by resolution of the City Council. Guests, customers, patrons, visitors or others using the facilities of business memberships shall be charged directly for paramedic and ambulance services, 3170.4 ENROLLMENT, Each resident and commercial resident of the City has the opportunity to enroll in the Program anytime during the calendar year. (I) Residents receiving a utility billing from the City will have the option of automatic enrollment in the Emergency Medical Subscription Program if they signifY approval on the City water billing, Membership may be terminated at 1 2055 any time by notifying the City in writing. (2) Households and businesses not receiving an Arcadia Utility Bill may enroll by completing and submitting an enrollment form at any time during the year, Each of these groups will receive enrollment forms via the mail or can obtain one at various City facilities, Households not receiving a utility bill and businesses have the option of paying the subscription fee one time annually or bi-montWy, (3) Residents and businesses declining membership are eligible to enroll in the Program anytime during the calendar year. Coverage under the Subscription Program shall not predate the actual enrollment date, (4) Residents and businesses who leave the City pnor to the end of the subscription year, shall not be eligible for a refund of any portion of the total fee, (5) Existing members who move within the City limits during the subscription year, will not be required to pay an additional fee, but must submit a change of address to the Fire Department to insure coverage, (6) An owner of an apartment, retirement home, or other multi-family complex, has the option to pay the subscription fee for the tenants, 3170,5 SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS, Subscribers shall receive the following benefits by enrolling in the Voluntary Emergency Medical Subscription Program: (I) Prepayment of the uninsured portion of: a, BLS Paramedic Charges ALS Paramedic Charges 2 2055 b, c, Emergency Ambulance Transportation . d, Additional member benefits may be added at the Fire Chiefs discretion, subject to City Manager approval, The Voluntary Emergency Medical Subscription Program only applies to emergencIes that occur within City limits, Employees of businesses that are subscribers are covered for emergencies at any location within the City of Arcadia, 3170.6 AUTHORIZATION OF FEES, Basic and Advanced Life Support Paramedic Service fees to non-residents, Advanced Life Support Paramedic Service fee to residents, and Basic and Advanced Life Support Ambulance Transportation fees are hereby authorized and shall be charged in connection with emergency medical care and ambulance services provided by the Arcadia Fire Department. The amount of such fees shall be set periodically by resolution of the City Council. There shall be two categories of fees as follows: 1, The" Fee for Services " shall be a user fee designed to recover costs associated with the delivery of emergency medical care and ambulance transportation services, Such fees shall be based on: (a) Emergencies requiring Basic Life Support Services (BLS) ; and (b) Emergencies requiring Advanced Life Support Services (ALS) ; and (c) Emergencies requiring ALS and BLS ambulance transportation, 2, A. The "Voluntary Emergency Medical Subscription Program" fee is a membership program offered to Arcadia residents and businesses, protecting permanent household members (related or not) and employees, Fees paid by businesses 3 2055 entitle membership to employees only, Unless residential members select to purchase visitor coverage at an additional nominal fee, guests, customers, patrons, and visitors or others using the facilities of such households and businesses shall be charged directly for paramedic and ambulance transportation services, B, The visitor coverage fee is an optional benefit to provide coverage for visitors of a member in good standing at an additional nominal fee as set by resolution of the City Council. SECTION 2 , That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Arcadia within fifteen (15) days after its adoption, Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of Augus t , 1996, /~dj~ Mayor/of the City of Arcadia Pro Tern ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~H'~ Michael H, Miller City Attorney 4 2055 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS: CITY OF ARCADIA I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2055 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor Pro Tern and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of August, 1996 and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmember Chang, Harbicht, Lojeski, Young and Kuhn NOES: None ABSENT: None AD e City of Arcadia 5 2055