[Ord. No. 96-40 § 1, 3-11-1997; Ord. No. 2015-26 § 1, 10-13-2015]
Ambulance service for the City of Lexington is hereby affirmed,
to serve an area which shall include, but not necessarily be limited
to, the R-V Lexington School District.
[Ord. No. 96-40 § 1, 3-11-1997; Ord. No. 2001-48 § 1, 8-14-2001; Ord. No. 2015-26 § 1, 10-13-2015]
A.
The City of Lexington or its designated agent shall collect such
necessary fees or charges for ambulance services as authorized and
required by the City Council.
B.
Medical or mental health records maintained by the City of Lexington
of individuals provided emergency medical services or transport, or
obtained in the course of emergency medical service activities, shall
be deemed closed records.
C.
The medical records obtained through these ambulance reports shall
be retained for a minimum of seven (7) years with the City of Lexington.
D.
An additional billing amount of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00)
shall be assigned to all patient billings for patients that do not
reside in the R-5 School District or areas that are not under contract
with the City of Lexington.
[Ord. No. 2015-26 § 1, 10-13-2015]
The Fire Department shall serve as the primary response and
transport ambulance service for all emergency medical services and
ground ambulance transport within the City of Lexington and R-V Lexington
School District as set forth in regulations approved in Lexington
City Code. No other ambulance service shall operate within the City
except for exemptions as set forth in the Department Standard Operating
Guidelines without approval by the Fire Chief or designated personnel.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Department to oversee, manage, and
operate the ambulance/transport component and special events coverage
of the prehospital emergency medical services system to provide quality
advanced life support single-tier service to all inhabitants of the
City of Lexington and R-V Lexington School District.
