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ORDINANCE NO. 2010-204
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO. 2006-113 OF THE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING FEES TO BE CHARGED FOR
EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES AND STANDBY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
SERVICES IN THE CITY AS PROVIDED FOR IN SEC. 27-102 OF ARTICLE IV OF
CHAPTER 27 "VEHICLES FOR HIRE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF DENTON, TEXAS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, THE City of Denton has analyzed and studied its fees for emergency
ambulance services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton desires to operate a cost-effective emergency medical
service; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City determines that it is in the best interest of the
City to establish a fee schedule for emergency ambulance and medical service that accurately
reflects the cost of providing such service; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 2006-113, enacted by the City Council on May 2, 2006, is
hereby repealed and replaced by hereby approving and establishing the fees set forth in
Attachment A to this ordinance, said attachment being included herein for all purposes.
SECTION 2. The City shall charge an Emergency Ambulance Standby fee of $150.00
per hour with a four hour minimum for the use of any City of Denton emergency ambulance for
standby at special events such as football games, rodeos, concerts, etc. If any patient is
transported, other applicable fees set forth in this ordinance shall be charged to the patient as
incurred.
SECTION 3. A fee of $150 will be assessed per emergency unit for medical assistance
provided to non-emergency ambulance providers operating within the City of Denton or the
Department's contracted jurisdiction.
SECTION 4. A copy of this ordinance and Attachment A shall be maintained on file in
the office of the City Secretary.
SECTION 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of this
ordinance become effective which are inconsistent or in conflict with the terms of provisions
contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict.
SECTION 6. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in
this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
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ordinance, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares that they would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
day of , 2010.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the
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JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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BY:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
BY
ATTACHMENT A
Procedure
Rate
BLS Base Rate
$787.00
BLS Mileage
$15.00
ALS1 Emergency Base Rate
$855.00
ALS2 Emergency Base Rate
$900.00
ALS Emergency Mileage
$15.00
ALS Supplies -10 Infusion
$262.25
ALS Supplies - Intubation
$100.00
ALS Supplies - Surgical Airway
$314.75
IV - Administration / Therapy
$258.00
EKG Interpretation
$260.00
Extra Attend
$150.00
Treatment / No Transport BLS
$100.00
Treatment / No Transport ALS
$200.00
Medical Records Request
$40.00
Oxygen Adminstration & Supplies
$119.00
Blood Glucose Test
$45.64
EKG Pads
$36.75
Medication
Fee
ADENOCARD 6MG/2ML ANSYR SYRINGE
$59.04
ALCAINE 15 ML
$7.20
AMIDATE 40MG 20ML
$34.56
ANECTINE 20 MG
$6.05
ASPIRIN CHILDREN'S CHEWABLE 81MG
$1.18
ATROPINE 1MG 10ML
$3.56
DEXTROSE 25% 10ML LUER JET 1041B
$4.02
DEXTROSE 50% 25GM 50ML
$7.27
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 50MG
$1.81
DOPAMINE 400MG/D5W 250ML
$8.86
EPINEPHRINE 1:1000 1ML AMPULE
$1.77
EPINEPHRINE 1:1000 30ML
$4.54
EPINEPHRINE 1:10000 1MG 10ML
$3.61
FUROSEMIDE 40MG 4ML
$3.53
GLUCAGON 1MG LILLY KIT RED BOX
$182.85
HALOPERIDOL LACTATE 5MG/ML 1ML
$2.02
HYDROMORPHONE 2 MG
$3.31
INSTA-GLUTOSE 31GM
$4.61
IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE 0.5MG/ALBUTEROL
3.OMG
$0.75
LIDOCAINE 2% 100MG 5ML LUER JET
$3.46
LIDOCAINE 2% 5ML JELLY
$6.05
LIDOCAINE IN DEXTROSE 5% 250ML BAG
$7.92
LORAZEPAM 2MG
$8.50
MAGNESIUM SULFATE 1GM 2ML
$0.82
MIDAZOLAM 1 MG/ML
$8.35
MORPHINE SULFATE
$7.34
NALOXONE 2MG 2ML
$20.16
NITRO SPRAY 60 0.4 MG METERED DOSE
$2.16
ONDANSETRON 4MG 2ML VIAL
$1.58
PROMETHAZINE 25 MG
$5.18
ROCURONIUM 1MGg/ML, 10ML VIAL
$23.77
SODIUM BICARBONATE 8.4% 50ML
$3.92
THIAMINE 100MG/ML 2ML
$18.79
VECURONIUM 10 ML
$6.19