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510 <br /> DecenWer 13,1978 <br /> Chief Watson said in the oast years the contract for ambulance <br /> financial levels. Basically there <br /> varyingincluded several categorfes at ther <br /> are four tablishedce has <br /> byc ordinance that the ambulance com- <br /> pany is reimbursed categories <br /> rsedfor their service. These are. <br /> 1. 10-19 Traffic This is traffic originating from a City call where a <br /> ambulance is Tec requested for thto isnd but the amhulance does not s s$10.03$ call,i <br /> 1978 the cost s$15.00 per c ncyears 1p average <br /> number of this type of re o100rpe month.,In 19"78 the <br /> criteria for automatic dispatch was changed b <br /> this 978 N 25 per month. This <br /> in ecdid hn inieffect o reducegtne level of care being providedto <br /> people ange <br /> Pin the itytof Ever <br /> 2. calls for a o the ambulance <br /> ywhen na - a patient a hospital. In <br /> Car <br /> $25.00 per In1978 the cost <br /> has 4b ns$35.00cp call„,There a ssfortthis fee which i <br /> paid <br /> available, <br /> w emergencyeta <br /> Fire Fighter <br /> Officer has eedfor. <br /> multiplet theandp ,the Aid Cars transport 2 to 3 <br /> patients a month that require payment. <br /> 3. Code.3 No Transport The third category calls for <br /> lance ewithambulancepCoden3 ...lull <br /> emergency when <br /> tagency <br /> t does not receive a <br /> transport.The fee fox 0 <br /> 1074,$35.00ti x1978. This type vice is the stransport,$25.0 in • <br /> of incident occurs about 2 times every <br /> three months.n <br /> 4. dept portion o£the <br /> The Debts company had av category <br /> system prior t act <br /> Medical Aid system Nater red a the <br /> i Ecity <br /> requested a patient b transportedto payment <br /> and mtheepatient5could not Mil <br /> r did n the bill. When the ambulance ordinance was o s 00 per <br /> the language. n 1974 the a ane received <br /> iis <br /> 825.00 P aid b 35,00 <br /> in T rTheseebills a submitted afterethey th a beensubmittedthree <br /> times e yecany to a patient or e <br /> suranc company repro- I <br /> senting p the 8 of Washington for Medicare and Medicaid, <br /> and <br /> agency. Bad debt charges have:averaged almost 18 <br /> per month in 1978. <br /> Chief Watsone proposed a$2,000.00 <br /> all other categories.contract dbased honf$25.85efor n10-19kcalla and$60.00 for call 5 <br /> red w'th a sal of$11,200 a <br /> tts 1 f$15.05.£x 10-19s $16.05 573hfrom$33.00r27 all <br /> other categories to$37,45.o <br /> Baker off'r nt bot1 m9aneartoemeeetnf�ew abmisaibne,3eotea theAt <br /> firm he second ut no new C. <br /> offer meeting byeeither. party. The figureinal submissions eofi$1, b <br /> 700 .00a monthtl <br /> was discussed but nothing official resulted. Both parties agreed to meet <br /> again <br /> originalCc <br /> At the third more discussions submis- bi <br /> cion Coffer tendered. Judy eB <br /> ambulance cam t council and ncimy face i <br /> 19"19 no Ito,parties agreed t the y c k a proCo <br /> - <br /> posal t Bakers in writing before the next meeting.C 5.0 <br />