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The following procedures are established for users of the city's fire department <br /> ALS and BLS patient transport service: <br /> A. Charges to Be Made. All persons who are transported by fire department <br /> emergency paramedic/aid unit shall be charged for all services rendered by <br /> the fire department. Each person transported will be billed for all services <br /> provided. EMS members and nonmembers, as defined in subsection B of <br /> this section, shall be billed at the same rate. <br /> B. EMS Membership Benefits. By reason of property tax levies under RCW <br /> 84.52.069 for EMS, which are levied against property within the corporate <br /> limits of the city or are levied against property within the corporate limits of a <br /> jurisdiction for which the city has assumed contractual EMS responsibility, <br /> each resident of the city and those of contractual jurisdictions, by signing (by <br /> recipient or authorized representative) a city-approved EMS membership <br /> form containing an assignment of benefits to the city, together with an <br /> appropriate release of medical information, shall become an EMS member <br /> and be entitled to membership benefits as herein provided. An EMS member <br /> receiving transport by the fire department unit shall be deemed to have paid <br /> (by reason of the special levy imposed under RCW 84.52.069) that portion of <br /> the charges incurred which is not payable by third parties and insurers, <br /> including but not limited to any insurance or medical benefits of any nature <br /> available to such member. This EMS membership benefit of coverage of <br /> charges in excess of available insurance or medical benefits shall cease <br /> when or if: <br /> 1. A member ceases to be a resident; <br /> 2. A member refuses to provide requested information pertaining to third <br /> party coverage or to provide appropriate releases of information and <br /> assignment of benefit to the city on forms provided by the city; or <br /> 3. Such EMS membership benefit is limited or extinguished by <br /> amendment or repeal of this chapter. <br /> C. Nonmembers. Persons receiving transport by fire department units who are <br /> not entitled to an EMS membership shall be required to pay all charges <br /> incurred. Where practical, the city, in accordance with procedures to be <br /> approved by the finance department, will, with the authorization of a <br /> nonmember receiving fire department transport services, first seek payment <br /> of charges incurred from such nonmember's insurance or other medical <br /> benefit provided. Such nonmember shall remain fully responsible for any <br /> amount due which is not paid by such third parties. <br /> D. Medicare and Medicaid. Eligible recipients of Medicare and Medicaid <br /> benefits shall be charged as the result of transport services by the fire <br /> 2 <br />