[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Township Council of the
Township of Toms River 6-26-2012 by Ord. No. 4357-12. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Department of Human Services — See Ch. 46.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 4400-13, adopted 5-14-2013, changed
the name of this chapter from "Department of Community Service" to
"Division of Community Service" and revised all references within
thereto accordingly.
[Amended 2-25-2020 by Ord. No. 4660-20]
The Division of Community Service is hereby established within
and under the Department of Law Enforcement to administer and coordinate
the emergency medical transport services provided by the Township
as a supplement to the services provided by the Township's volunteer
rescue squads.
[Amended 2-25-2020 by Ord. No. 4660-20]
Divisional functions shall be administered and staff supervised
by the Director of Emergency Medical Services-CSO Program, who shall
report directly to the Chief of Police or his designee. The Director
of Emergency Medical Services-CSO Program shall be assisted by the
Supervisor(s) of Emergency Medical Services.
[Amended 2-25-2020 by Ord. No. 4660-20]
The Director of Emergency-Medical Services-CSO Program shall
develop and upon approval of the Chief of Police, or his designee,
promulgate a policies and procedures manual establishing the protocols
governing the CSO program. The policies and procedures manual shall
be periodically updated. All community service officers must at all
times be familiar with and follow the policies and procedures so established.
The Division shall be staffed by full- and part-time community
service officers, who shall be considered employees of the Township,
subject to all policies, procedures, and regulations applicable to
Township employees. Community service officers shall report directly
to the Supervisor of Emergency Medical Services CSO Program.
[Amended 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 4400-13]
A special duty rate of $30 per hour shall apply to cover the
costs of community service officers preforming standby medical services
for sporting and other events. This fee shall be allotted on an hourly
basis as follows: $25 to the community service officer and $5 to the
Township to cover administrative costs.
[Added 7-24-2012 by Ord. No. 4367-12; amended 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 4400-13]
The fee schedule for emergency medical services transport by
the Township of Toms River is as follows:
A.
Base rate: The base rate is $800 per transport. This rate includes
the dispatch of two EMTs; services of basic life support; and emergency
ambulance transportation to the following health care facilities:
B.
Mileage charge: A mileage charge of $18 per mile shall be added to
the base rate.
[Amended 4-10-2018 by Ord. No. 4580-18]
C.
Other fees:
[Amended 4-10-2018 by Ord. No. 4580-18]
D.
Third-party plan for emergency medical services:
(1)
The New Jersey State Department of Health has issued licensure for
the Toms River Township Police Department Emergency Medical Services
(the "EMS program") administered by the Township of Toms River; and
(2)
The Township has a "provider number" with federal and state Medicare/Medicaid
programs, which number enables the municipality to engage in a third-party
payment plan ("payment plan"); and
(3)
Most residents have a health insurance plan or Medicare/Medicaid
which provides payments to relieve their payment obligations; and
(4)
The Township shall not balance-bill the deductibles and co-pays for
Toms River Township residents, including those covered by Medicare/Medicaid,
or bill Toms River Township residents for payment obligations without
insurance coverage.
(5)
It is in the best interest of the taxpayers of the Township to fully
utilize its payment plan in accordance with Health Care Finance Administration
guidelines (HCFA) so that taxpayers will not be responsible for any
out-of-pocket expenses.
E.
Billing responsibility: The Township Business Administrator and the
Township Chief Financial Officer, in consultation with the municipality's
EMS program consultant, will be responsible for the plan's billing.
