[Ord. 2336, passed 5-3-2000]
The Mayor and Council find and, therefore, declare that it is necessary that an adequate public ambulance service be established and operated for the benefit and preservation of the public health, comfort, convenience and general welfare of all individuals who are in need of emergency health service while in the Municipality.
[Ord. 2336, passed 5-3-2000]
(a) 
User Fees. Ambulance user fees and special services costs shall be imposed upon nonresidents of the Municipality for emergency medical services rendered by the Emergency Health Services Division of the Police Department. These fees can be increased on an annual basis by the Director of the Department or Chief of Police. Any increase in fees shall be commensurate with the cost of rendering such service.
(b) 
Third Party Billing. The Municipality is hereby authorized to charge third-party payers, where applicable, for the rendering of emergency ambulance service to resident and nonresident users of such service. The fee shall be commensurate with the cost of rendering such service.
By requesting Municipal ambulance services, the user shall be deemed to assign his or her rights related to such services against the third-party payers to the Municipality.
A resident or nonresident user shall provide to the Division of Emergency Health Services of the Police Department all third party billing information as requested. If, after written request, the user fails to provide such third party billing information, the user shall be solely responsible for payment.
All residents or nonresidents shall be responsible for any deductible or co-pay amounts or balances due after third-party and coinsurance payments have been received. Waivers of a portion or all of any deductible, co-pay amounts or balances due may be granted by the Director of the Department or Chief of Police only in cases of genuine financial hardship or indigency cases where the user does not have the financial ability to pay said user fee. All reasonable efforts shall be made to verify that said user qualifies as a true financial hardship case or indigent.
[Ord. 2336, passed 5-3-2000]
(a) 
A resident or nonresident charged a fee for the use of emergency medical services of the Municipality shall pay such fee within 30 days unless it is established that he or she is without the financial means to pay such fee, as aforesaid. There shall be a late fee of $25 if payment is not received within 30 days from the date of the notice for payment.
(b) 
The Division of Emergency Health Services of the Police Department is hereby authorized to promulgate appropriate regulations for billing and collection of such charges, provided that nothing herein shall require payment prior to and conditioned upon the rendering of services and transportation by the Division.
(c) 
The Municipality shall make all reasonable efforts to collect any fees and/or charges from the user until such time it is determined that no further efforts would be successful or economically feasible.
[Ord. 2336, passed 5-3-2000]
The minimum level of emergency medical service care and transportation in the Municipality shall be advanced life support. This provision is applicable to the services provided by the Division of Emergency Health Services of the Police Department and to services provided by all mutual aid or backup providers providing services within the Municipality, except in an emergency when all advanced life support units are unavailable.