Chapter 2.98
MISCELLANEOUS AMBULANCE SERVICE RELATED FEES AND CHARGES

Sections:

2.98.010    Schedule of fees and charges.

2.98.010 Schedule of fees and charges.

The following fees shall be charged, per allowable CMS guidelines, on a per-patient basis, for services provided by the Walla Walla ambulance service:

A. The nonemergency BLS rate per patient for residents of Walla Walla County shall be seven hundred fifty-eight dollars. The emergency BLS rate per patient for residents of Walla Walla County shall be seven hundred ninety-six dollars. The nonemergency ALS rate per patient for residents of Walla Walla County shall be eight hundred twenty-two dollars. The emergency ALS 1 rate per patient for residents of Walla Walla County shall be eight hundred eighty-four dollars. The emergency ALS 2 rate per patient for residents of Walla Walla County shall be nine hundred sixty-two dollars. Each person transported shall have added to the appropriate base fee twelve dollars per mile transported.

B. The nonemergency BLS rate per patient for nonresidents of Walla Walla County shall be nine hundred sixty-two dollars. The emergency BLS rate per patient for nonresidents of Walla Walla County shall be one thousand twelve dollars. The nonemergency ALS rate per patient for nonresidents of Walla Walla County shall be one thousand seventy-four dollars. The emergency ALS 1 rate per patient for nonresidents of Walla Walla County shall be one thousand one hundred fourteen dollars. The emergency ALS 2 rate per patient for nonresidents of Walla Walla County shall be one thousand one hundred eighty eight dollars. Each person transported shall have added to the appropriate base fee twelve dollars per mile transported.

C. All persons who are transported partway by another agency’s basic life support unit, and then are intercepted and transported by a unit of the Walla Walla ambulance service with advanced life support capability, shall be charged the applicable base rate fee plus twelve dollars per mile transported.

D. All persons to be transferred by the Walla Walla ambulance service requiring ambulance attendants to wait in excess of thirty minutes shall be charged a standby fee of ninety-one dollars per hour, calculated to the nearest quarter of an hour.

E. All persons who receive more than minor treatment by Walla Walla ambulance service personnel but who are not transported by a Walla Walla ambulance service vehicle shall be charged for all supplies used plus a service fee of seventy-five dollars, which includes medications administered.

F. The special event rate where ambulance service is made available on a standby basis shall be ninety-one dollars per hour, calculated to the nearest quarter of an hour, plus a charge for all supplies used, and plus any transport charges which may apply.

G. A late fee charge of ten dollars and fifty cents shall apply to all accounts past due.

H. In the event of heroic actions by members of the public (such as rescuing victims from fire and providing assistance at accident scenes) which results in the hero(es) needing treatment or transport by the Walla Walla ambulance service, regularly charged fees may be reduced or waived by the Walla Walla city manager, fire chief, and designees of each, to the extent permitted by law.

I. The Walla Walla city manager, fire chief, and designees of each, may settle disputed fees and charges which do not exceed five hundred dollars.

J. The city reserves the right to make special contracts, the provisions and conditions of which are different from and have exceptions to the regular published schedules. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the city council may fix by resolution special ambulance service rates. Special contracts must be approved by the city and shall be in writing and signed by the city and the customer. (Ord. 2010-48 § 1, 2010: Ord. 2009-33 § 1, 2009: Ord. 2008-35 § 1, 2008: Ord. 2008-20 § 1, 2008: Ord. 2006-37 § 1, 2006: Ord. 2003-41 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2002-41 § 1, 2002: Ord. 2001-34 § 1, 2001: Ord. 2000-34 § 1, 2000: Ord. 99-41 § 1, 1999: Ord. 98-35 § 1, 1998: Ord. 97-43 § 1, 1997; Ord. 96-45 § 1, 1996; Ord. 95-38 § 1, 1995; Ord. 95-23 § 1, 1995; Ord. 94-43 § 1, 1994: Ord. A-3704 § 1, 1991: Ord. A-3628 § 1, 1990).