Resolution 10-1246RESOLUTION NO. 1.0-1246
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 09-1912 WHICH PROVIDED FOR
PEES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES;
PROVIDING THAT EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES FOR TRANSPORT OF PATIENTS BY
THE CITY SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN BY
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES (ALS)
VEHICLES BY INCREASING SAID FEES; SETTING
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE AND
TRANSPORT FEES FOR LONGWOOD CITY
RESIDENTS; CONTAINING PROVISIONS WITH
REGARD TO PROVISION OF SAID
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, City Ordinance No. 09-1912 provides that rates for medical
transport services shall be established by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Longwood, Florida believes that
the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City would be best protected if it
assures that all rescue units providing life support services are able to provide a sufficient
level of emergency care; and
WHEREAS, this level of care can only be provided by a rescue unit which meets
the minimum requirements for providing advanced life support (ALS) service; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Longwood, Florida deems it
necessary to update its medical transport service fee schedule.
WHEREAS, this fee schedule increase will provide for the necessary, funding to
support an appropriate inedical transport service operated by the City of Longwood; and
WHEREAS, the City of Longwood has previously adopted rates for said services
pursuant to Ordinance No. , and wishes to revise said rates herein to reflect current costs;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF
LONGWOOD, FLORIDA:
SECTION I. That the City Conunission of the City of Longwood hereby
establishes medical transport service fees, including mileage charges, for Basic Life
Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) medical transportation, in furtherance
of City Ordinance No. 09-1912 and City Code Section 2-423, Paragraph 4 Sub -section. A-
F, Administrative Service Fees (Fire Service).
BLS Service: $1,000.00
ALS Level I Non -Specialized Services rendered: $1,000.00
ALS Level II Specialized Services rendered: $1,000.00
Transport Mileage/Per Loaded Mile: $ 15.00
SECTION II. Fees for BLS service, ALS I non -specialized services rendered,
ALS II specialized services rendered and transport mileage per loaded mile will be
adjusted annually, each January for adjustment in accordance with the Consumer Price
Index (CPI). All adjustments will be positive in nature. Should the CP:[ show a
reduction, the EMS transport fees (all inclusive) will remain at the previous year's rate
until; the next adjustment period.
SECTION III. (a) Not withstanding the rates set forth in Section. 1 of this resolution,
the City of Longwood shall neither charge nor collect from, any resident of the City of
Longwood who receives emergency medical services and transportation from the city or
any of its agencies; shall owe to the city, or any of its agencies, any amount beyond the
amount payable by resident' health insurance, health maintenance organization or other
third party payor for such emergency medical services and transportation; provided; to
the extent he or she is eligible to have benefit payments or reimbursements made on his
or her behalf by any health insurer, health maintenance organization or other third party
payor to pay the cost of his or her emergency medical services and transportation.
(b) Each such resident shall provide the city or any of its agencies with those items of
information reasonably necessary to submit a claim for payment or bill for
reimbursement for the emergency medical services and transportation rendered to hire or
her to his or her health insurer, health maintenance organization or other third party
payor; provided, further, in the event a resident fails or refuses to provide such
information, he or she shall be held financially liable by the city or any of its agencies for
the full rates adopted for those emergency medical services and transportation otherwise
payable or reimbursable by his or her health insurer, health maintenance organization or
other third party payor.
(c) Residents covered by Medicare or Medicaid shall be billed for the current acceptable
allowance and shall provide the city or any of its agencies with those items of
infonnation reasonably necessary to submit a claim for payment or bill for
reimbursement for the emergency medical services and transportation rendered to hum or
her to his or her health insurer, health maintenance organization or other third party
payor. Further, in the event a resident fails or refuses to provide such information, he or
she shall be held financially liable by the city or any of its agencies for the full rates
adopted for those emergency medical services and transportation otherwise payable or
reimbursable by his or her health insurer, health maintenance organization or other third
party.
SECTION IV. Should any part of this resolution be declared unenforceable in
a court of law that shall not affect the remainder hereof which shall still remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION V. All Resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
SECTION VI. Should a court of competent jurisdiction declare any section,
paragraph, clause, sentence, item, word, or provision of this resolution invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of this resolution as a whole or any part hereof, not
so declared to be invalid.
SECTION VIL This resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Longwood, this ��'— day of
2010.
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Approved as to form and legality for the use and reliance of the City of Longwood,
Florida, only.
City Attorn