City of Milwaukee - File #: 050492

• File #: 050492
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/26/2005
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/27/2005
• Effective date: 10/14/2005
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to ambulance conveyance rates.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AMBULANCE SERVICE, FEES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/13/2005	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/6/2005	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/27/2005	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
9/15/2005	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/15/2005	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Appearances: Kathy Blair, Milwaukee Health Department. Yvette Rowe, Milwaukee Health Department. Jim Baker, CEO, Curtis Ambulance.	Pass	4:1
9/15/2005	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	4:1
9/9/2005	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/26/2005	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
050492
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to ambulance conveyance rates.
Sections
75-15-14-c-1 am
75-15-14-c-2 am
75-15-14-c-3 am
Analysis
This ordinance increases the amount charged for both Basic Life Support and Basic Life Support - Emergency ambulance conveyances for 2 categories of patients established by the code, namely residents and non-residents. The increases are as follows:

1. For residents, from $370 to $376.
2. For non-residents, from $428 to $435.

Both of these new rates reflect a 1.5% increase, consistent with the 2003-2004 Milwaukee consumer price index for medical care.

In addition, this ordinance permits private ambulance companies to bill both residents and non-residents $553 for Advanced Life Support (ALS) conveyances when the conveyances are made under the terms of the Private Provider Interfacility Unit protocol, a 1.5% increase over the previous rate of $544.

Finally, this ordinance increases the amount charged for mileage. Mileage is defined as the distance traveled with the patient in the ambulance from point of origin to destination. The rate, for both residents and non-residents is increased from $9.35 per mile to $10.39 per mile. The new rate reflects an 11.1% increase.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 75-15-14-c-1 to 3 of the code is amended to read:

75-15. Ambulance Certification Regulations.

14. AMBULANCE RATE.
c-1. For patients who are residents of the city of Milwaukee, for Basic Life Support, [[$370]] >>$376<< and, for Basic Life Support - Emergency, [[$370]] >>$376<<. In addition, for Advanced Life Support for patients who are residents of the city of Milwaukee conveyed under the terms of the Private Provider Interfacility Unit protocol, [[$544]] >>$553<<. This charge...