Pursuant to the authority conferred by N.J.S.A.
40:48-2, as same may be amended from time to time, the City of North
Wildwood Fire Department is hereby recognized and designated as the
provider of ambulance and rescue services for the City of North Wildwood.
The North Wildwood Rescue Squad, a private,
nonprofit corporation, shall, from the effective date of this chapter,
no longer be recognized as the provider of ambulance and rescue services
in the City of North Wildwood, and any powers and privileges previously
conferred by that recognition are hereby revoked.
Any and all equipment, materials, supplies,
rescue and ambulance vehicles, financial contributions or any other
aid and assistance provided by the City of North Wildwood to the North
Wildwood Rescue Squad is hereby terminated on the effective date of
this chapter.
Any and all equipment, materials, supplies, vehicles, financial contributions or other aid and assistance set out in §
118-3 of this chapter, which are the property of the City of North Wildwood, are hereby conferred upon the North Wildwood Fire Department.
The North Wildwood Fire Department shall, from
the effective date of this chapter, provide twenty-four-hour ambulance
and rescue service wheresoever and howsoever it shall be required
within the City of North Wildwood, and in other municipalities as
is permitted by the statutes of the State of New Jersey and the ordinances,
resolutions and contracts of the City of North Wildwood.
This chapter shall not be altered or repealed
in such manner as to adversely effect any bonds or other obligations
pertaining to the duties imposed upon the City of North Wildwood Fire
Department.
The City of North Wildwood Fire Department shall
be the sole authorized and recognized entity to provide ambulance
and rescue services in the City of North Wildwood and, except as otherwise
permitted by the statutes of the State of New Jersey, no other entity
shall be permitted to provide said services within the City of North
Wildwood.
This chapter shall take effect upon its publication
as provided by law and shall be retroactive to August 7, 1995.
[Added 4-21-2009 by Ord.
No. 1558; amended 4-5-2016 by Ord. No. 1695; 8-3-2021 by Ord. No. 1847; 10-5-2021 by Ord. No. 1851]
The charges for rendering ambulance and rescue services by the
City of North Wildwood Fire Department to individuals shall be:
A. Rate for
ambulance and trained crew: $800.
B. Rate for
providing oxygen: $100.
C. Rate for
mileage at: $20 per mile.
E. Automatic
external defibrillation treatment: $150.
G. Epinephrine
auto-injector: $300.
H. Continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP): $300.
I. Disposable
cervical collar: $35.
[Added 8-3-2021 by Ord. No. 1847; amended 10-3-2023 by Ord. No. 1912]
In the event that the health insurance company of a taxpayer,
full-time resident, employee or volunteer of the City of North Wildwood
who received City ambulance services does not pay the bill in full,
the City will, upon written request to the Fire Chief, accept partial
payment to the extent of the insured's policy limits, including deductible
and coinsurance requirements, as payment in full.