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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. ________ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE relating to Ambulance and Emergency First Aid Services, adding a Section to Chapter <br />3.82 of the Everett Municipal Code. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />A. Use of the 911 emergency system for non-emergency uses is a detriment to the efficiency of the <br />emergency response system and imposes unnecessary costs on the system. <br />B. The purpose of this ordinance is to discourage the use of the 911 emergency system to dispatch <br />personnel of the Everett Fire Department for non-emergency patient lift assistance at licensed <br />care facilities. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br />Section 1. The following is added as a new to chapter 3.82 EMC, to be codified as EMC 3.82.110: <br />EMC 3.82.110 <br />It shall be the policy and practice of the City to discourage the use of the 911 emergency system <br />to dispatch personnel of the Everett Fire Department or its contractors and partners for non- <br />emergency patient lift assistance at licensed care facilities. <br />A. Definitions <br />For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall <br />have the meanings given: <br />“Lift assist” means a response by a fire department emergency response unit or the emergency <br />response unit of a private contractor of the City or the unit of another public safety department <br />providing automatic or mutual aid to the City to a state licensed care or nursing facility for the <br />purpose of lifting a fallen patient to a pre-fall position. <br />“Non-emergent/emergency” means a determination, based upon an assessment by the incident <br />commander of the emergency response unit, that there is not an emergent medical condition or <br />medical necessity justifying the presence of the emergency unit at the facility. <br />“Licensed care facility” means a Washington State licensed care or nursing facility, such as a <br />skilled nursing facility, or an assisted living facility. A registered adult family home is not <br />included in the definition of a licensed care facility. <br />B. Determination of Non-Emergency Lift Assist <br />The incident commander of an emergency response unit dispatched to a licensed care facility <br />will determine if an emergent medical condition or emergent medical necessity exists. If the <br />commander determines that no emergent medical condition or emergent medical necessity <br />4103-25