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AMENDING SECTION 18-20, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, RELATING TO THE FEES CHARGED FOR
AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 18-20 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 18-20. Ambulance rates.
"Ambulance rates for emergency medical service shall be charged as follows:
"(a) Rates.
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SERVICE OR ITEM
FEE PER
SERVICE OR
ITEM
(1)
Basic life
$375700
support rate (BLS)
(2)
- '
'
400700
$800.00
• - - - . - - - - -
EMS 911 base rate - Transport
450.00
(3)
=
37700
(4)
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45.1.00
• - ' - - - - -- - --- -- - -
(5)
e . - . .. , - • . - ....
411.00
(6-)
' - -
548-00
(7)
82_:90
(8)M
EMS 911 base rate — No transport
41-1-.00
125.00
(0)
41-6700
= o ..
(10)
A:•- ..
479:00
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(3)
Adenosine
50.00
a4)
Albuterol
5.00
(5)
Atro.ine
5.00
()
Bandage / bandaging
9.00
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Bedpan / urinal
2.00
LJ)
Benadryl
5.00
(1)
Bite stick
Z00
(10)
Blanket (disposable)
7.00
(11)
Burn sheet
8.00
(12)
Bag Valve Mask
20.00
(13)
Capnography (Capnoline)
90.00
(14)
Cervical collar
21.00
(15)
Cold pack
3.00
(16)
Collection bag / basin
2.00
(17)
Combi / king - tube airway
90.00
(18)
Defibrillation pads
40.00
(19)
Dextrose
10.00
(20)
Glucose test strip
2.00
(21)
EKG, non 12 -lead
50.00
(22)
EKG, 12 lead
100.00
(23)
Endotracheal tube
15.00
(24)
Endotracheal tube holder
5.00
(25)
Epinephrine (1:1000)
5.00
(26)
Epinephrine (1:10000)
9.00
(27)
Glucose paste
5.00
(28)
Head immobilizer
10.00
(29)
Hot pack
2.00
(30)
Intubation
75.00
(31)
Intraosseous infusion
150.00
(32)
Intravenous (IV) pad
15.00
(33)
Intravenous (IV) infusion
35.00
(34)
Intropine
10.00
(35)
Lasix
10.00
(36)
Lidocaine 2%
5.00
(37)
Lidocaine drip
20.00
3
(38)
Liquid acetaminophen
5.00
(39)
Morphine
25.00
(40)
Narcan
15.00
(41)
Nebulizer mask
5.00
(42)
Nitrospray
5.00
(43)
Normal Saline 1000 ml
20.00
(44)
Normal Saline 500 ml
15.00
(45)
Norma Saline 250 ml
10.00
(46)
Normal Saline 100 ml
5.00
(47)
Normodyne
10.00
(48)
Obstetrical kit
12.00
(49)
Oral airway
3.00
(50)
Oxygen
35.00
(51)
Oxygen mask
10.00
(52)
Pitocin
5.00
(53)
Pulse oximetry
50.00
(54)
Sodium bicarbonate
15.00
(55)
Solu-medrol
5.00
(56)
Spinal immobilization
35.00
(57)
Splint
30.00
(58)
Suction
10.00
(59)
Thiamine
7.00
(60)
Valium
25.00
"(b) Supplementary charges:
section.
"(2) -Providing a mileage charge of nine -dollars -($0.00) fifteen dollars ($15.00) per
mile
from patient pick-up point to the hospital.
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"(3) (2) Providing a fee for responding to a medical alarm which is a malfunction,
no one at home, no one injured, sixty dollars ($60.00).
"(4)-(3) Providing a charge of one hundred twenty five dollars ($100.00)
($125.00) for emergency medical services provided to non-residents.
"(4)-(4) 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.
"(6) (5) Providing a charge of forty-five dollars ($45.00) for additional personnel
when needed to provide patient care during transport.
"(c) Review of charges. The Corpus Christi EMS ambulance service rates shall be
reviewed as needed to determine the need for adjustments."
SECTION 2. 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 of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
That the foregoing ordippfice was re d for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the c:21 day of I /1 AAA 2009, by the following vote:
Henry Garrett
Melody Cooper
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Hummel)
Bill Kelly
Priscilla G. Leal
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Michael McCutchon
That th PI'
ordinanc was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the %� r day of n4G&th , 2009, by the following vote:
Henry Garrett
Melody Cooper
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Hummel)
Bill Kelly
Priscilla G. Leal
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Michael McCutchon U
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the /Clay of NetAtil. , 2009.
ATTES
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED: 5th day of January 2009:
risha Dang
Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
Hehry"Garre
Mayor
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas 1 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
County of Nueces 1 Ad # 5896315
PO #
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
JENNIFER HOBBS, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she
is LEGAL SALES REPRESENTITIVE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER,
namely, the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at
Corpus Christi in said City 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
Ciek
publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDI NANCE NO. 0280 which the
annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the
3/16/2009,3/16/2009.
$ 88.02
ITime(s)
On this4 day of I certify that the attached document
is a true and an exact copy made b/ i ublisher.
Public, State of Texas
March 16, 2009 •
NOTICE OF
PASSAGE OF ORDI-
NANCE NO. 028092
Amending Section
18-20, Code of Ordi-
nances, City of Corpus
Christi, relating to the
fees charged for am-
bulanceand
emergency medical
services; providing for
publication. This ordi-
nance was passed
and approved on its
second reading by the
City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi on
March 10, 2009.
/s/ Armando Chapa
City Secretary
City of Corpus Christi