[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
(a) 
The City of New castle wishes to provide for reimbursement to the City of New Castle for any emergency medical and fire service costs and/or expenses incurred by the Fire Department at motor vehicle accident scenes by providing patient care, assessing the accident scene for potential fire risk, and/or providing scene lighting and hazard control by submitting claims to the vehicle owner and/or their insurance carrier.
(b) 
It is the finding of the City that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania mandates under Title 75 "The Vehicle Code" Subsection 1786F "Financial Responsibility Required" that all vehicle owners must maintain insurance coverage. Vehicle owners' policies and/or other applicable policies may provide reimbursement to the City of New Castle for Fire Department provided services at accident scenes.
(c) 
Reimbursement shall be sought by submitting claims to the person, property owner, business, firm, organization, corporation an/or their insurance carrier.
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
(a) 
The Fire Chief or his/her designee is hereby authorized and directed to obtain all necessary and pertinent vehicle insurance information, and to take necessary and affirmative actions to apply for and receive reimbursement from any insurance carriers where a vehicle owner, driver or passenger is or may be insured so that the City of New Castle may be reimbursed for any cost and/or expense incurred for services, supplies and/or equipment used for or provided to the vehicle owner, driver or passenger by the New Castle Fire Department.
(b) 
Ay person or vehicle owner who is rendered service under this article shall provide the New Castle Fire Department with the following information.
(1) 
Name, address, telephone contact number of the vehicle owner and any injured occupants.
(2) 
Name, address, policy number, and agent of the insurance carrier.
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
(a) 
This article shall be construed to accomplish its purpose to compensate and/or reimburse the City of New Castle from insurance proceeds the costs and/or expenses incurred while providing services from the Fire Department according to the following fee schedule:
Type
Fee
Auto Accident (per injured individual transported to a medical receiving facility)
$300
Auto Accident (with hydraulic extrication tools used or technical rescue)
$450
Auto Accident (no injuries, with scene clean-up)
$100
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to authorize the New Castle Fire Department or any City Department to refuse or delay any emergency service to any City person, firm, business, organization, or corporation, due to lack of insurance coverage or ability to pay for said services.
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
Should any provision or part of this article be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the validity or enforcement of the balance of this article, which shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance shall be and are hereby repealed.
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, whoever fails to cooperate with providing any information required pursuant to this article, shall be punished as provided in Section 101.99 of the Administrative Code.