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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1517ORDINANCE N0. 1517 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8.20 OF THE CENTRAL POINT MUNICIPAL CODE AMBULANCE SERVICE BUSINESSES WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the amendments as set forth herein are necessary for ambulance service businesses regulations, and in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Central Point9 now, therefore, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8.20 of the Central Point Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows: 8.20.010 Purpose The purpose of this chapter shall be to regulate the quality of ambulance service business within the City. 8.20.020 Definitions 1. °tAmbulance11 means any privately owned motor vehicle that is regularly provided or offered to be provided for transportation of persons suffering from illness, injury or disability except a vehicle equipped only for wheel- chair use by persons who are not acutely ill. 2. 11Certified Ambulance1° means a Basic Life Support (B.L.S.) ground am- bulance or an Advanced Life Support (A.L.S.) ground ambulance certified by the State of Oregon. 3. 11Emergency Medical Technician (E.M.T.)1° means a person certified as E, M.T. I, E.M.T. II, E.M.T. III, or E.M.T. IV by the State of Oregon. 8.20.030 Licensing Procedure No person shall operate an ambulance service business within the City without first applying for and receiving a license for said purpose, in addition to any other City licenses that are required, which license shall be entitled 1°Ambulance Service Business License1°. The fee for such license shall be $50 plus $25 for each ambulance which he operates in the City. Upon receipt of the application together with the appropriate fee, the City Administrator shall schedule a public hearing. upon the application before the next meeting of the City Council. The City Council shall review the application and upon being satisfied that the appli- cant complies with all of the standards set forth in this chapter,. shall approve the license application and issue a license which shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue. The City Administrator may renew existing ambulance service business licenses or schedule a public hearing to consider renewal applications as he deems necessary. 8.20.040 Charges The licensee shall have on file with the City Adminis- trator a current rate schedule for their ambulance services. 8.20.050 Regulations All licensees shall abide by the follo~oing. They will comply with all of the requirements imposed by laws and regulations of ORDINANCE N0. 1517 - page 1 the State of Oregon applicable to ambulance services and also with such of the following not inconsistent herewitho A. All ambulances operating within the City limits shall be °°Certified Ambulances1° as defined in Section 8.20.020 of this chapter. B. All ambulances operated under the requirements of this chapter shall be equipped with a two-way radio capable of operating on the fire department dispatch center frequency and the emergency medical service dispatch frequency. C. Each ambulance operator shall maintain a central office and a dis- patcher on duty 24 hours a day seven days a week available to the public by telephone and in radio contact caith the operator°s ambulances at all points within the city limits of Central Point. The dispatcher shall be in addition to the required staffing of Emergency Medical Technicians. D. They shall make available ambulance service within the City 24 hours per day seven days per week. E. All Basic Life Support ambulances in service shall have a minimum staff of two persons with both persons being at or above the. E.M.T. I level. F, All Advanced Life Support ambulances in service shall have a minimum staff of two persons with one person at or above the E.M.T. III level and another at or above the E.M.T. II level. A person certified at or above the E.M.T. III level shall be in the patient compartment during transport of a patient under emergency circumstances. G. Ambulance personnel shall wear an appropriate uniform consisting of at least a shirt bearing the name. of the ambulance company, the name of the wearer and his E.M.T. level. H. An Advanced Life Support ambulance shall respond to all emergency medical calls within the City limits. If an A.L.S. ambulance is not avail- able, a Basic Life Support ambulance may respond, but must notify the City Fire Department rescue unit as soon as response is started.. In the event that an A.L.S. ambulance is not available, the City Fire Department may exercise its option to transport. In situations where the ambulance provider is unable to comply with this subsection, he may be required to submit written explana- tion why compliance was unobtainable. I. The licensee shall not assign its license or any interest therein, nor subcontract any of the work to be performed by licensee without the consent of the City. Assignment may be permitted by motion of the Council subject to agreement by assignee or subcontractor who shall be bound by the terms of this chapter. J. Licensees shall be insured for not less than the amounts prescribed by the State of Oregon. Evidence of such insurance being in force shall be filed with the City Administrator at the time of application for license. K. The licensee shall as a condition of said license furnish a good and sufficient bond in the form and with surety satisfactory to the City in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful performance of its obligation under the terms of this chapter. L. The licensee shall hold the City harmless and indemnify the City from any liability or obligation incurred by the City in connection with or arising out of the licensee's operations or debts in the performance of its services. M. The licensee shall keep for five years a written log of all calls received and all ambulances dispatched setting forth the date, time received, pickup point, nature of call, name and address of patient, time of arrival at pickup point, hospital or place to which patient was taken, time of arrival at destination, and identification of ambulance personnel. The log shall be ORDINANCE N0. 1517 - Page 2 available at all reasonable times for inspection and copying by the City Administrator or his designee. N. The licensee shall be required to participate in currently existing. area-aide mutual aid agreements for emergency medical services. 8.20.060 Review of Charges. Any person who has been charged for what they deem excessive for an ambulance service may, in addition to any other legal remedies available, contest by appeal to the City Administrator who shall re- view all applicable material and render a decision and provide a written sum- mation of the incident to the City Council. The person contesting the charges must first pay the amount alleged to be due before proceeding in accordance with this section. Issues to be determined under this section include whether or not the service was necessary, whether it was in fact ordered or autho- rized, and whether the person charged. is the one who is liable. 8.20.070 Supplies All supplies such as splints, solutions, electrodes, etc., used in the treatment of victims initially treated by employees of the City and then transported shall be replaced by the licensee.. 8..20.080 Response Time Response time to the City shall be no more than ten minutes maximum with a time of seven minutes being desirable. Response time shall be determined by using the time licensee received the call and the time licensee°s ambulance arrived on the scene as recorded by the dispatch center utilized by the ambulance company. 95% of all responses shall require less than the maximum allowable time. The intent of this section is to apply to Code 3 responses. 8.20.090 Failure to Comply with Chapter Failure to comply with any of the foregoing regulations shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the licensee°s regulatory license. If the Council finds that such a cause may exist, it may direct the licensee to appear and show cause why his license should not be suspended or revoked. After hearing the licensee°s defense, if the Council finds any violation to have occurred, it may suspend or revoke the license on such terms and conditions as the Council may deem proper. 8.20.100 Nonexclusive License A. The City reserves the right to initiate transportation of patients with its own units when and if transportation is deemed by the City fire personnel on the scene to be in the best interests of the patients, where the licensee is unable to respond in a timely manner, where a B.L.S.. unit responds when an A.L.S. unit is needed, or where the probability of mortality exists unless immediate transportation occurs. Such transportation of patients will be billed by the City at the same rate as allowed by licensees. B. The City reserves the right to issue more than one license for ambu- lance service subject to public hearing provisions required prior to the issuance of a license. In making a determination for the issuance of addi- tional licenses for ambulance service, the City shall, in addition to deter- mining compliance with the herein requirements of this chapter, make a finding based upon, but not limited to, the following: 1. Public need for additional licensees9 2. The financial impact which a new service may create on existing operators. C. All transports made by the City will be reviewed by the City ORDINANCE N0. 1517 - Page 3 Administrator who shall interview appropriate persons involved in said trans- port and provide a summary report to the City Council. Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this 21st day of June 1984. r ~ . ~_ Mayor ATTEST: City Officer Approved by me this 22nd day of June , 1984. ,. Mayor ~~ ORDINANCE N0. 1517 -Page 4