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AMENDING THE CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 18-20 AMBULANCE
RATES, TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN SUPPLEMENTARY
CHARGES AND TO ADD A CHARGE FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO
NON RESIDENTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI:
SECTION 1: That the Corpus Christi City Code, Section 18-20, Ambulance Rates, is
hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 18-20. Ambulance rates.
Ambulance rates for Emergency Medical Service shall be charged as follows:
(a) Rates.
(1) Basic life support rate (BLS) .... $342.00
(2) Advanced life support rate (ALS) .... 479.00
(3) Neonate transport (charged to the requesting hospital) .... 377.00
(4) Neonate transport (additional charge for those calls which exceed one (1) hour in
length or any part thereof .. . . 151.00
(5)
Out of city calls, basic life support .... 411.00
(6) Out of city calls, advanced life support .... 548.00
(7) Basic aid, no transport .... 82.00
(8) Advanced aid, no transport .... 411.00
(9) Basic aid, no transport, outside city limits .... 116.00
(10) Advanced aid, no transport, outside city limits .... 479.00
(b) Supplementary charges:
(1) Emergency runs within or outside the city, but within Nueces County, requiring the
administration of oxygen, providing a fiftccn dollar ($15.00) twenty dollar ($20.00)
charge in addition to the appropriate charge defined in subsection (a) of this section.
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(2) Providing a mileage charge of three dollars ($3.00) seven dollars ($7.00) per mile for
those calls inside the city limits and six deHars{$6.00) ten dollars ($10.00) for those
calls outside the city limits, from patient pick-up point to the hospital.
(3) Providing a fee for responding to a medical alarm which is a malfunction, no one at
home, no one injured, sixty dollars ($60.00).
(l Providing a charge of $100.00 for emergency medical services provided to non
residents.
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The city manager is authorized to establish charges, not to exceed the reasonable cost
of providing the service, for other supplementary services such as providing standby
equipment and crews at special events and attending training courses.
(c) Review of charges. The Corpus Christi EMS ambulance service rates shall be reviewed as
needed to determine the need for adjustments.
SECTION 2. Providing for an effective date of August 1, 1996.
SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section,
paragraph, subdivision clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its
purpose.
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Day of
Mary Rhodes
Dr. Jack Best
Betty Black
Melody Cooper
by the following vote:
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
Tony Heldenfels
That the foregoing ordinance was d for the second time and passed finally on this the .3D Day
of
Mary Rhodes
Dr. Jack Best
Betty Black
Melody Cooper
Tony Heldenfels
19 , by the following vote:
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Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
PASSED AND APPROVED, this thea Day of af,� , 19 qo .
ATTEST:
APPROVED: IS DAY OF
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
By:
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Alison Galla ay
Assistant City Attorney
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State of Texas
County of Nueces
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
ss: Ad # 776096
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
Darrell G. Coleman, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says
that he is Vice -President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corpus Christi
Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said
County and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval,
Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio
San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the publication of,
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 022650 which the annexed is
a true copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 5TH
day(s) of AUGUST, 1996.
ONE (11 Time(s)
Vice -President and Chief Financial Officer
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
14TH day of AUGUST, 1996.
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
CONNIE HARALSON
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 5/14/97.