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ORDINANCE NO p?OOO-o?
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING, REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO 98-213
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 FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Denton has analyzed and studied its fees for emergency
ambulance services, and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton should operate a cost-effective and efficient emergency
medical service, and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton desires to maintain its Health Care Finance
Administration (HCFA) Method #4, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 That Ordinance No 98-213, enacted by the City Council on July 28, 1998,
is hereby amended, repealed and replaced by hereby approving and establishing the following
fees for emergency ambulance services in the City pursuant to Sec 27-102 of the Code of
Ordinances as follows
1 A basic transportation fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300 00) will be charged each
patient who is a resident of the City of Denton transported from the scene of an
emergency to an appropriate medical care facility In addition, a fee of Six Dollars
($6 00) per mile from the incident location to the receiving hospital will be charged
2 A basic transportation fee of Three Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($375 00) will be
charged each patient who is a non-resident of the City of Denton transported from the
scene of an emergency to an appropriate medical care facility In addition, a fee of Six
Dollars ($6 00) per mile from the incident location to the receiving hospital will be
charged
3 Additional fees, if incurred, shall be charged as follows
a $30 00 fee for bandaging/splinting
b $30 00 fee for cardiac monitoring
c $36 00 fee for cardioversion
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d $60 00 fee for administering Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
$36 00 fee for defibrillation
$36 00 fee for diagnostic 12-lead EKG
$12 00 fee for glucometer, blood sugar
h $36 00 fee for pacing, non-invasive
$30 00 fee for carrying a patient down stairs
Fees for additional supplies, medication and/or disposal goods administered to
each patient will be charged and billed in accordance with the schedule of prices
and charges attached to and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes as
Exhibit "A"
k Fees for additional supplies, medications and/or disposable goods administered to
each patient who refuses transport or is transported by means other than a City of
Denton ambulance will be charged and billed in accordance with the schedule of
prices and charges attached to and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes
as Exhibit "A"
SECTION 2 That the City shall charge an Emergency Ambulance Standby fee of
Seventy-six Dollars ($76 00) per hour with a four (4) 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, the other fees in the ordinance shall be charged as
incurred
SECTION 3 That a copy of this schedule of fees and the annual medication and disposal
of goods schedule of fees shall be maintained on file in the office of the City Secretary
SECTION 4 That all ordinance or parts of ordinance in force when the provisions of this
ordinance become effective which are mconsistent or in conflict with the terms or provisions
contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
SECTION 5 That 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 junsdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this 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 6 That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and approval
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the a z~n day of a w, 2000
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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BY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY
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EXHIBIT "A"
AIRWAY AND OXYGEN
Airway, oral
$035
Airway, nasal
$195
Airway, Combitube
$4455
Airway, Emdotacheal, uncuffed
$355
Airway, Endotracheal, cuffed
$395
Endotube Holder
$372
Laryngoscope Blade, disposable
$460
BVM, Adult
$2540
BVM, Pediatric
$2723
BVM Infant
$3098
Cricothyrotomy Kit
$2307
Oxygen Admininstration
$1875
02 Mask, Adult
$1 39
02 Mask, Pediatric
$1 61
02 Mask, Infant
$417
02 Nebulizer
$1 66
Emesis Bag
$1 17
Suction Catheter
$037
Yankauer Suction
$217
V-Vac Suction
$12 12
Suction Cannister
$232
BANDAGING AND SPLINTING
Small Dressing
$1 50
Medium Dressing
$250
Large Dressing
$450
Asherman Chest Seal
$927
Cold Packs
$072
Heat Packs
$218
Head Beds
$447
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C-Collars, any size
Splint, short
Splint, medium
Splint, long
IV CATHS AND START KIT
Protectiv Cath, any size
Butterfly, Scalp Vein, any size
Intraosseous
Port-A-Cath
Start Kit
EKG
Electrodes
Quikcombo Pads
02 Sat Finger prode, any size
MISCELLANEOUS
Blanket, disposable
Burn Sheets
OB Kit
Infant Thermal Wrap
Morgan Lenses
Glucometer Test Strips
IV SOLUTIONS AND IRRIGATION
NS 1000ml
NS 500ml
Irrigation, NS 250ml
MEDICATIONS
Adensosine, 6mg
Amiodarone, 300mg
Aspirin, 81mg
disp
$660
$632
$798
$973
$232
$049
$1393
$718
$400
$271
$31 87
$2082
$272
$565
$540
$677
$1002
$1 70
$1 08
$1 09
$1 08
$3820
$22000
$015
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$260
Atropine, 1 mg
$242
Benadryl, 50mg
$251
Brethine, 1mg
$
Clomdine, 0 1mg
Dextose 50%, 25g
$287
$1438
Dopamine, drip
Epinephrine 1 1,000, 1mg
$372
Epinephrine 1 10,000, 1mg
$286
Epinephrine 1 1,000, 30mg
$771
$271
Oral Glucose, 25g
$8415
Glucagon, 1mg
$933
Haldol, 5mg
$230
Lasix, 40mg
$226
Lidocaine, 100mg
$561
Lidocaine, Drip
$3 12
Morphine, 10mg
$11 B3
Narcan, 2mg
$015
Nitrostat Tabs 0 4mg
Nitrous Oxide, per application
$3000
$31 27
Norcuron, 10mg
$218
Phenergan, 25mg
$045
Proventil, 2,5mg
Sodium Bicarb 8 4% 50mEq
$253
$1 32
Succinylcholme, 200mg
$312
Tetracaine drops
$1 07
Thiamine, 100mg
$683
Valium, 10mg
Versed, 5mg
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