1990-145ORDINANCE NO. O'1V5
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 26 "VEHICLES FOR HIRE"
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY AMENDING
SECTION 26-65, ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS" TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL
DEFINITIONS; AND AMENDING THE FEES PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 26-66,
ENTITLED "EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT; FEES";
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Chapter 26 "Vehicles for Hire" of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas is hereby amended by
amending Section 26-65 "Definitions," by the addition or amendment
of the following definitions:
Sec. 26-65. Definitions.
Emergency run means the emergency ambulance trip to the
place where the emergency exists, and from the place of
such emergency to a hospital, medical clinic, or other
appropriate destination for the patient.
Emergency patient means a person on life support with
specialized monitoring equipment, a person using fluid
resuscitation or medication or a relatively stable person
with a potentially life-threatening condition.
Emergency transfer means any transfer which requires the
expedient transfer of an emergency patient from a
hospital to another hospital facility equipped to deal
with the specific needs of the patient.
SECTION II. That Chapter 26 "Vehicles for Hire" of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas is hereby amended by
amending Section 26-66 "Emergency Service Provided by Fire
Department; Fee", which said section shall hereafter be and read as
follows:
Sec. 26-66. Emergency Service Provided by Fire Department;
Fees.
(a) The City shall charge the following fees for emer-
gency ambulance services provided in response to a
call received by the fire department:
(1) One hundred twenty dollars ($120.00) base
charge per person for an emergency run. Any
additional supplies or equipment used for
advanced life support will be added to the
base charge as outlined in subsection (3)
hereof.
(2) Three hundred dollars ($300.00) base charge
per person for an emergency transfer. There
shall be an additional charge of $3.00 per
mile for each additional mile traveled for an
emergency transfer outside a 100-mile radius
of the city limits of Denton. Any additional
supplies or equipment used for advanced life
support will be added to the base charge as
outlined in subsection (3) hereof.
(3) Additional fees:
Oxygen ..............................$15.00
IV......... 15.00
(additional bags $10.00)
Mast Trousers 25.00
Monitor/Defibrillator 25.00
Nitrous Oxide 25.00
Drugs 25.00
Thumper 25.00
Dressing Tray 25.00
(b) The person receiving emergency ambulance service and any
person contracting for the service shall be responsible
for payment of the fee. In the case of service received
by a minor, the parent or guardian of the minor shall be
responsible for payment of the fee.
SECTION III. That if any provision of this ordinance or
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid
by any court, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the
City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares that it would have enacted
such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION IV. That this ordinance
immediately upon its passage and appro al.
PASSED AND APPROVED this th~day
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shall become effective
of JA~ , 1990.
CASTLEBERRY,
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY: APPROVE AS TO LEGAL FORM:
DEBRA A. DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: 2
c.
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