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RESOLUTION NO. 5805
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
SETTING BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY
AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION FEES TO BE CHARGED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
WHEREAS, Arcadia Municipal Code Section 3170.6 provides that the City Council
shall by resolution establish fees for all recipients of Basic Life Support, Advance Life
Support and Emergency Ambulance Transportation services provided by the Fire Department
of the City of Arcadia; and
WHEREAS, the fees hereinafter established do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost
of providing paramedic and emergency ambulance services in the City of Arcadia for which
these fees are charged; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia has complied with the notice provisions of the
California Government Code pertaining to establishing fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1, FEES. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia hereby establish fees
set forth below:
VOLUNTARY ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE
Resident
$ 42 per year/ Single payment
$ 40 per year
Resident Low Income
$ 21 per year/ Single payment
$ 20 per year
Apartments, condominiums or other multi-family complexes
$ 42/ year/per unit
Retirement homes/hotels $ 21 per year/per unit for permanent residents
Business $ 42 per year for 10 employees or less/$ 21 for every
additional 10 employees/maximum of $ 500
Late Enrollment Fee $ 10
PARAMEDIC FEES ( non-residents only)
COST PER CALL
Emergencies requiring Basic Life Support
services by paramedics and/or EMT
$ 125.00
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Emergencies requlflng Advance Life Support $ 225.00
services rendered by paramedics
AMBULANCE TRANSPORT FEES
No. of Patients Rate + Code 3 Total
AOOIO Base Rate
(BLS level ) 1 182.25 67.75 $ 250.00
2 136.69 50.81 187.50
3 121.50 45.17 166.67
4 113.91 42.34 156.25
5 109.35 40.65 150.00
A0220 Advanced Life Support
( ALS level ) 1 303.25 67.75 $ 371.00
2 227.44 50.81 278.25
3 202.17 45.17 247.34
4 189.53 42.34 231.87
5 181.95 40.65 222.30
A0070 Oxygen 33.75
A0221 Mileage 1 patient, per mile 10.00
2 patients, per mile 7.50
3 patients, per mile 6,67
4 patients, per mile 6.25
5 patients, per mile 6.00
Y0002 Night Call 1 patient 43.50
2 patients 32.63
3 patients 29.00
4 patients 27,19
5 patients 26,10
The aforementioned transportation rates were established by the County of Los Angeles,
effective July 1, 1993, The Department of Health Services reviews fees annually and
may recommend adjustments to the current fees.
SECTION 2.
EXEMPTION AND REDUCTION OF CHARGES
Determination for an exemption or reduction of fees shall be made by the Fire Chief.
Findings shall be based on the following criteria:
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a. Membership Fees - Low income households who wish to participate in
the Voluntary Emergency Medical Subscription Program but claim an
inability to pay because of hardship conditions may emoll at the "Low
Income Household" rate. Determination shall be based on the City of
Arcadia's Low Income Guidelines on file in the Finance Department and
Fire Department Headquarters,
b. Inability to Pay - Individuals receiving services from the City's paramedic
program and claiming an inability to pay may apply to the Fire Chief
for a reduction of charges. The Fire Chief will take into account the
availability of insurance, government assistance, and total household
income. Based upon fmdings, charges may be reduced to no less than
the amount of the full annual subscription fee.
SECTION 3. That the effective date of the Voluntary Emergency Medical Subscription
Program fees set forth in this Resolution shall be the date Ordinance No. 2016
becomes effective. The BLS/ALS fees shall become effective upon adoption of this
Resolution.
SECTION 4,
That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day of
July
, 1994,
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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 Resolution No. 5805 was passed and
adopted by the city Council of the city of Arcadia, signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 5th day of July, 1994 and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chang, Kuhn, Lojeski, Margett and Young
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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