The purpose of these provisions is
to allow for the collection of fees related to the cost of providing
advanced life support services, basic life support services, or other
medical services requiring immediate transportation to the hospital.
The emergency medical services first responder fee is required to
cover the costs of advanced life support services, basic life support
services, or other medical services resulting in immediate transportation
to a hospital, that the fire department provides to both city residents
and nonresidents.
(Ord. 6280 §
1, 2020)
For purposes of this chapter, the
following definitions apply:
“Advanced life support services”
means special services designed to provide definitive prehospital
emergency medical care, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced
airway management, intravenous therapy, administration of specified
drugs and other medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques
and procedures administered by authorized personnel.
“Basic life support services”
means emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
procedures which, as a minimum, include recognizing respiratory and
cardiac arrest and starting the proper application of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation to maintain life without invasive techniques until the
victim may be transported or until advanced life support is available.
“City”
shall mean the City of Roseville.
“Emergency medical services first responder fee”
means the fee established pursuant to this chapter and charged
to each recipient to whom the city provides advanced life support,
basic life support, or other medical services requiring immediate
transportation to a hospital, in order to recover the costs for providing
such services.
“Fire chief”
means chief of the City of Roseville fire department or designee.
“Hospital”
shall have the same meaning as defined in California Health
and Safety Code Section 1797.88, as may be amended from time to time.
“Insurer”
means the recipient’s medical insurance provider.
“Recipient”
means the person to whom the city provides advanced life
support services, basic life support services, or other medical services
requiring immediate transportation to a hospital.
(Ord. 6280 §
1, 2020)
This chapter neither expands nor
limits services. These services will continue to be provided without
regard to whether a person is insured by an insurer, has the ability
to pay the emergency medical services first responder fee, or has
or has not paid the emergency medical services first responder fee
in the past.
(Ord. 6280 §
1, 2020)
The provisions of this chapter are
hereby declared to be severable. If any provision, clause, word, sentence,
or paragraph of this chapter or the application thereof to any person,
establishment, or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the other provisions or application of this chapter.
(Ord. 6280 §
1, 2020)