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. CITY OF SAN BERroRDINO - REQUIST CbR COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
At their meeting of July 17,1989 the Mayor and Common Council referred the
ambulance rate increase submitted by Courtesy Services of San Bernardino, Inc.
to the Ways and Means Committee. The Ways and Means Committee met on July 24,
1989 and based upon the City Attorney's opinion denied indexing the City ambulance
rates to the County rates. It was then the opinion of the Ways and Means Committee
that the matter of the ambulance rates should be sent back to the Bureau of Fran-
chises for approval minus the indexing issue and then returned to the Ways and
Means Committee.
The County Health Officer has subsequently approved higher ambulance rates
for the County of San Bernardino and Courtesy Services has increased their
ambulance rates above those rates originally reviewed by the Ways and Means
Committee. However the new ambulance rate increase now requested by Courtesy
Services is 10% below the new.rates approved by the County Health Officer on
July 31, 1989.
At their meeting of August 8, 1989, the Bureau of Franchises received the
attached proposal from Courtesy Services of San Bernardino, Inc. for an increase
in the rates for ambulance services. Based upon the fact that the new rate ~
request by Courtesy Service of California, Inc. is 10% less than the rates now
to be charged in the County of San Bernardino the Bureau of Franchises considered
the proposal and then unanimously recommended to the Mayor and Common Council
that the following rate structure be adopted.
Present Rate Proposed Rite
C1 ty of Sin hmlrdtno County Rite C1iy of Sin 8e~nlrd1no
A. '-bu1.nel Rat.s
I. Bastc 1ffl support response $143.88 1198.71 S178.84
to . routine non-_rgency
2. unscheduled Illlergency clll I 65.35 I 90.26 I 81.24
additional
3. Addition.l Chlr9ts:
A. Each .fl, or friction I 7.19 I 9.93 I 8.94
of . _11,
B. Wa1ting ttN liter 'fl"'St I 13.18 I 18.20 I 16.38
fifteen _1nut. period;
for each subsequent fff.
teen .1 nute perfod. or
friction thereof there-
,fte"
C. Night surcharge. 7:00 P.M. 141.97 I 57.97 I 52.18
to 7:00 A.M. Mondoy through
Friday or ..._end services
D. bell .dd.t....l ""ti..t
fifty percent ovlr charge
for on. Plt.....t
E. Par-IllICIte Rites:
I. Advanced 11f. IUfrrt SZI8.83 1302.22 1272.00
response to I CI ,
2. (.k.G. monitor1ng I 29.97 141.38 I 37.25
3. All inclustvl advanced 1324.83 _.61 1403.75
lffe support service
F. Oxygen A~1n1str.tton I 17.99 I 24.85 I 22.37
G. ReSponSI to . till for I 15.00 -0- I 15.00
ambullnce not Uled
H. Ri9id Colhr I 45.00 -0- I 45.00 4/J
75.0264
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Ambulance Service 01 San Bernardino
SiDce 1948
COURTESY SERVICES
OF
SAN BERNARDINO, INC.
AMBULANCE RATE INCREASE REQUEST
Courlesy Servicel of San Bernardino, IDc. requelll Ihe relolalioa of ralel for ambuluce
aenice be amended aa followa:
A. Ambuluce Ralel Reauesled Currenl
1. Basic Life Supporl respoale to a 178.84 143.88
routiae aOD-emergeDcy
2. UDscheduled emergeDCY caU,
additioaal 81.24 65.35
3. Addilioaal Charges:
a. Each mile or fractioD of a mile 8.94 7.19
b. WaitiDg time after firsl fifteea
miDule period; for each subsequeal
fifteea minule period, or fraclioD
Ihereof thereafter 16.38 13.00
c. Night larcharge, 7:00 p.m. to
7:00 a.m. MaDday through Friday,
or weekead service 52.18 41.97
d. Each additioaal patieDt, fifty
percent over charge .for ODe
patieDt.
e. Paramedic Ratea:
i. Advanced Life Sapport
RelpoDse to a Call 272.00 218.83
ii. EKG Monitoring 37.25 29.97.
iii. AUIDclaaive AdvaDced
Life Support Senice 403.75 324.83
Paramedic, Var. ar.a .Nheelcha!r Services
338 .::~" Sever.!h St:-eet Sa!'l Be:!'la~::~.G, C~:dorr.ia 92401 (714)884.3155
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Coutesy Services
of Saa BerDlrdiDO. IDc.
Ambalnce Rate IDcreaae ReqDest
Pale 2
f. OSYleD AdmiDistratioD 22.37
I. RespoDse to a call for aD
ambulauce Dot used 15.00
h. Rilid Collar 45.00
i. Carrier shall be permitted iu
its discretiou to fis the rates
for other special services Dot
specified hereiu.
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17.99
15.00
45.00
CITY OF SAN:OERNARDINO
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OlE MORAN DUM
To Ways and Means Committee
Subject Agenda I tern - Ambu 1 ance
Rate Increase
From
lee Gagnon, Business
license Supervisor
August 11, 1989
Date
Approved
Date
.;rRf
On August 8, 1989 the Bureau of Franchises unanimously approved the
new ambulance rate increase submitted by Courtesy Services of San Bernar-
dino, Inc. The new rate increase request is 10% lower than those rates
approved by the County of San Bernardino Health Officer on July 31, 1989.
The Bureau Of Franchises did not hold a public hearing and therefore the
public hearing should be held at the Council level.
I have attached a staff report and the new rate proposal for your
review.
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lEE GAGNON
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PRIDE ~
.IN PRO~ESS
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