Baytown |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 30. EMERGENCY SERVICES |
Article III. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE |
Division 3. SERVICES |
§ 30-153. Fees.
(a)
To partially defer the cost incurred by the city in providing emergency medical service, the following basic fees are established to be collected from the user of emergency medical service provided by the city:
Treatment—no transport ..... $ 150.00
Basic life support, emergency ..... 500.00
Advanced life support, emergency ..... 600.00
Advanced life support II, emergency ..... 700.00
Ambulance stand-by ..... 150.00/hour
(b)
In addition, the following fees are established to be collected as applicable:
Mileage (per patient mile) ..... $ 10.00
Response to areas outside city limits ..... 150.00
(c)
Bills for emergency medical service that have not been paid within 30 days of the date that such bill was mailed by the city shall be deemed delinquent. Delinquent bills for emergency medical service shall be charged ten percent interest, plus reasonable attorney's fees if a lawsuit is filed to collect the delinquency.
(Ord. No. 8840, § 1, 2-24-00; Ord. No. 9102, § 2, 1-25-01; Ord. No. 10,239, § 1, 1-12-06)