[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Monroe 8-21-2000 by Ord. No. 00-011. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
General penalty — See § 1-27.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate ambulance
operations within the City of Monroe, including advanced life support,
basic life support and other related services such as extrication,
to establish the Monroe Fire Department as the primary provider of
such services and to establish a fee schedule for such services.
The following words, terms and phrases, when
used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
Patient care that may include any care a paramedic is qualified
to provide by paramedic education that meets the educational requirements
established by the Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services
- Bureau of Health Systems, or is authorized to provide by the protocols
established by the local medical control authority.
A person or entity licensed by the State of Michigan Department
of Consumer and Industry Services to provide emergency medical services
and patient transport, for profit or otherwise.
Patient care that may include any care an emergency medical
technician is qualified to provide by emergency medical technician
education that meets the educational requirements established by the
Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services - Bureau of
Health Systems, or is authorized to provide by the protocols established
by the local medical control.
A condition or situation in which an individual declares
a need for immediate medical attention for any individual, or where
that need is declared by emergency medical services personnel or a
public safety official.
An individual licensed to provide basic life support.
An individual licensed to provide advanced life support.
The Monroe Fire Department will be the primary
responder to all medical emergencies within the City of Monroe and
will provide advanced life support, basic life support and other related
services. Other ambulance operations must notify the Chief of Fire
of their intent to operate within the City of Monroe. Other ambulance
operations must participate in a mutual aid pact, and recognize the
Monroe Fire Department as primary responder to all emergency medical
responses.
The Monroe City Council will establish a fee
schedule for ambulance operations and related services. This schedule
will be updated as recommended by the contracted billing agency and
approved by the City Council.
The Chief of Fire will coordinate with the contracted
billing agency for submission of bills and the subsequent payment
of claims.
Any person or entity liable for the expense
of ambulance transport or related services, who fails to reimburse
the City through its contracted billing service within 90 days of
invoice, shall be in default. If the person or entity who is liable
for the debt refuses to pay the debt, and owns real property within
the City, the debt will be charged against the real property, reported
to the Assessor and levied by him or her as a special assessment upon
the real property. The special assessment shall be subject to review,
after proper notice is given as in all other cases of special assessments
provided for by the City Charter. When such tax is confirmed, it shall
be a lien upon the real property and shall be collected in the same
manner as other City taxes, or the City may file suit to collect the
same.
