[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Harmony as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 11-4-2014 by Ord. No. 14-8 (§ 18-10 of
the 1990 Code)
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Shall be considered a situation requiring immediate medical
attention or immediate transportation to a medical facility for medical
treatment.
Any business, heath care facility, nursing home or other
organization within the Township of Harmony that calls for the Harmony
Township Fire Department, the Harmony Township Emergency Squad or
any other emergency squad through mutual aid.
Shall be considered a situation where an individual is not
in need of immediate transportation to a medical facility, nor is
the individual in need of emergency medical care.
Any inhabitant of the Township of Harmony who calls for the
Harmony Township Fire Department, the Harmony Township Emergency Squad
or any other emergency squad through mutual aid.
A.
Residential nursing homes shall
provide emergency and nonemergency transportation service for residents
of nursing homes.
B.
In the event that the Harmony
Township Fire Department, the Harmony Township Emergency Squad or
any other emergency squad through mutual aid is called by a residential
nursing home for nonemergency transportation for a nursing home resident,
the nursing home shall be issued a warning.
C.
In the event of a second call
in the same calendar year for nonemergency transportation, a penalty
in the amount of $200 shall be paid.
D.
In the event of a third or subsequent
call in the same calendar year, a penalty of $500 shall be paid.
[Adopted 3-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-2 (Ch. 18, Art. II, of the 1990 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Harmony Township Volunteer Fire Company.
A natural person or persons, partnership, corporation, association,
firm or other legal entity.
The person having received emergency services provided by
the Fire Department.
The purpose of this article is to provide authority, procedures
and requirements to seek collection and reimbursement for the reasonable
costs of responding to such incidents by the Fire Department for fire
service calls, hazardous material incidents, environmental incidents,
and safety and rescue incidents coordinated via Warren County Communications
and 911, and those that use hazardous material abatement equipment
and materials are also eligible for reimbursement.
The governing body of the Township of Harmony authorizes the
Fire Department to recover the real and reasonable costs incurred
for firefighting materials or equipment used and expended; the costs
of the use of the fire trucks, fire engines, rescue equipment, tankers,
boats and other vehicles; the costs of hazardous situation abatement
materials involved in any fire, safety and rescue incident or operation,
and hazardous abatement incident, including vehicular accidents or
fires.
A.
The Township of Harmony recognizes
the Fire Department's need to bill for volunteer fire, rescue and
hazmat services to aid in the provision of emergency services.
B.
No person requiring emergency
services shall be denied services due to lack of insurance or ability
to pay.
C.
Any applicable charges for volunteer
emergency services rendered shall be billed directly to the user of
such services or the user's insurance company.
D.
The Department is hereby authorized
to bill and collect costs due to it under this article through a third-party
billing agent, provided such agreement with the third-party billing
agent is subject to the approval of the Township Committee.
E.
The Fire Department may, either
directly or through any third-party billing agency, make arrangements
with users of such services and/or their financially responsible party
for the installment payments of bills.
