City of Milwaukee - File #: 061539

• File #: 061539
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/22/2007
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/30/2007
• Effective date: 6/16/2007
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to ambulance conveyance rates and ancillary charges for services rendered by certified private ambulance companies.
• Sponsors: ALD. DONOVAN
• Indexes: AMBULANCE SERVICE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/15/2007	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
6/8/2007	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/30/2007	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
5/17/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Appearance: Emma Stamps, Legislative Reference Bureau. Motion by Alderman Puente to accept the PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE (A) to Common Council File Number 061539.	Pass	5:0
5/17/2007	2	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
5/11/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/11/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/11/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/11/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/10/2007	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/29/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearance: Kathy Blair, City of Milwaukee Health Department. Emma Stamps, Legislative Reference Bureau. Barry Zalben, Legislative Reference Bureau. James Baker, Curtis Ambulance. Motion by Alderman Puente to hold Common Council File 061539 to the call of the chair, to allow private ambulance providers and the Health Department the opportunity to meet to address the concerns of the private ambulance company's relating to the difference in following rate charges: c-1. For patients who are residents of the city of Milwaukee, for Basic Life Support, $410, and, for Basic Life Support - Emergency, $410. When patients do not require transport, a $50 Basic Life Support non-transport fee applies. h. Combitube. i. Defibrillator pad. k. Epinephrine.	Pass	5:0
3/28/2007	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
3/23/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/23/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
3/23/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
3/23/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/23/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/22/2007	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
061539
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. DONOVAN
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to ambulance conveyance rates and ancillary charges for services rendered by certified private ambulance companies.
Sections
75-15-14 rc
75-15-15 rc
75-15-16 rc
Analysis
This substitute ordinance increases the amount charged for both basic life support and basic life support - Emergency private 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 $396 to $410.
2. For non-residents, from $458 to $474.

In addition, this ordinance establishes a private ambulance basic life support treatment without transport fee for 2 categories of patients, namely residents and non-residents as follows:

1. For residents, $75.
2. For non-residents, $125.

This ordinance also increases the ancillary charges by 15% billed by private ambulances with the exception of oxygen and defibrillation supplies, which are equal to the advanced life support charges. These charges were last increased in 1999.

An ancillary charge for drugs, as allowed by the state of Wisconsin emergency medical technician basic scope of practice and approved by the Milwaukee county council on emergency medical services, has been added.

In addition, this ordinance increases the amount charged for mileage for private ambulances from $11.75 per mile to $12.00 per mile.

Finally, when the conveyances are made under the terms of the private provider interfacility unit protocol, this ordinance permits private ambulance companies to charge patients receiving advanced life support care and transport the same rates charged by the fire department.

Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 75-15-14 to 16 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

75-15. Ambulance Certification Regulations.

14. DETERMINING RATES BILLED BY PRIVATE ...