The Director of the Division (the "Director")
and the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough of North Arlington
(the "CFO") in consultation with the municipality's EMS Program Consultant
will be responsible for the plan's billing.
[Amended 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 2137]
The fee service is set as $750 base rate, plus $10 per mile
per trip. Nontransports where aid is provided: $250.
The Director and the CFO shall annually review
the plan's cost accounting records. The CFO shall obtain an industry
average.
The Division is authorized to enter into contracts
with various hospitals that provide ALS services to the patients that
are transported by the municipal ambulance service allowing the hospitals
to bundle-bill Medicare for services rendered. The hospital will reimburse
the municipality its transportation costs within 30 days of receiving
payment.
The CFO shall annually, no later than March 1, adjust the fee for services as set forth in §
25-14 herein pursuant to the recommendation of the Director and the EMS Program Consultants.
A certified copy of this article shall be filed
with the applicable federal and/or state agencies.