HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-31 - Modifying Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Billing ProcessRESOLUTION NO. 09- 31
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, MODIFYING THE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) BILLING
PROCESS SO THAT ALL PATIENTS ARE BILLED
EQUALLY WITHOUT REGARD TO RESIDENCY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, under the current EMS billing process only non-residents are billed
Fire Department EMS fees; and
WHEREAS, modifying the current EMS billing process so that it is applied
equally to both residents and non-residents will generate a projected additional
.$543,900 annually that will help the City offset some of the many costs associated with
the vital public safety services provided by the Fire Department for the protection and
preservation of life, health, and property; and
WHEREAS, the proposed modified EMS billing process includes a mechanism to
waive, reduce, or delay payment for patients who can demonstrate financial hardship;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa hereby approves that the Fire Department modify the EMS billing process to
apply to all patients equally without regard to residency, and to begin billing residents
the same Fire Department EMS fees that are billed to non-residents.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5t" day of May, 2009.
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Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
ATTEST:
J0 olcik, Cit Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Khmberly Hall Barlow, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 09-31 and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 5t" day of May, 2009, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS
MANSOOR, FOLEY, MONAHAN
LEECE, BEVER
NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 6t" day of May, 2009.
JULI FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)