City of Milwaukee - File #: 160806

• File #: 160806
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/11/2016
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 11/1/2016
• Effective date: 11/18/2016
• Title: An ordinance relating to charges for patient services provided by the fire department.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AMBULANCE SERVICE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/17/2016	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
11/10/2016	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/1/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
10/20/2016	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearing: Yvette Rowe - MFD Business Finance Manager Steven Riegg - Asst Chief EMS Division	Pass	4:0
10/14/2016	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/14/2016	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/11/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
160806
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
An ordinance relating to charges for patient services provided by the fire department.
Sections
75-15-17-a-1 am
75-15-17-a-2 am
75-15-17-a-3 am
75-15-17-a-4 am
75-15-17-b-1 am
75-15-17-b-2 am
75-15-17-b-3 am
75-15-17-b-4 am
75-15-17-c-1 am
75-15-17-c-2 am
75-15-17-c-3 am
75-15-17-c-4 am
75-15-17-c-5 am
75-15-17-c-6 am
75-15-17-d-1 rc
75-15-17-d-2 rc
75-15-17-d-3 rc
75-15-17-e-1 am
75-15-17-e-2 am
75-15-17-e-3 am
75-15-17-e-4 am
75-15-17-e-5 am
75-15-17-e-6 am
75-15-17-e-7 am
75-15-17-e-8 am
75-15-17-e-9 am
75-15-17-h am


Analysis
This ordinance increases the amounts charged for advanced life support (ALS) services by the Fire Department. The increases follow the recommendations of the Milwaukee County Association of Fire Chiefs to increase all but 2 of the current fees by 2.1%, which is the change in the Medical Care Commodities and Medical Care Service CPI for 2016.

In addition, this ordinance increases the amount charged for mileage. Milage is defined as the distance traveled with the patient in the ambulance from point of orgin to destination. The rate is proposed to increase by 7.0%, to $17.02 per mile.

Body
Whereas, The Milwaukee County Association of Fire Chiefs (MCAFC) annually recommends rates to be charged by municipalities for Advanced Life Support (ALS) services; and

Whereas, By correspondence dated September 9, 2016, the MCAFC advised the Milwaukee County Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of proposed rate changes together with a schedule of specific changes based upon adjustments reflecting a 2.1% increase reported in the Medical Care Commodities and Medical Care Services Consumer Price Index for 2016; now, therefore

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

Part 1. Section 75-15-17-a-1 to 4 of the code is amended to read:

75-15. Ambulance Certification Regulations.

17. CHARGES FOR PATIENT SERVICES DELIVERED BY THE FIRE DE...