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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - February 17, 1993 (84)CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION °l►s AGENDA TITLE: Discussion of Ambulance Rate Adjustments MEETING DATE: February 17, 1993 PREPARED BY: City Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council hear a presentation regarding the method of setting the County of San Joaquin ambulance rate ceiling, and provide input to the County as deemed appropriate. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Last spring the City Council heard a presentation regarding the adoption by the County Board of Supervisors of the adjusted ceiling for ambulance rates which may be charged throughout the County by ambulance service providers. At that time the City Council requested the opportunity to provide input, if deemed appropriate, to this process. Attached (Exhibit A) is a copy of a letter from Ms. Elaine L. Hatch, the County's Emergency Medical Services Coordinator, addressing this matter. Ms. Hatch will be in attendance at Wednesday night's meeting. FUNDING: None required Respectfully submitted, Thomas A. Peterson City Manager TAP:br Attachment CCCOM718/TXTA.07A APPROVED ___— -- t~J THOMAS A. PETERSON ,!Cycled papa City Manager CC -1 EMS February 3, 1993 San Joaquin Emergency Medical Services Agency A Division of Health Care Services Thomas A. Peterson, City Manager City of Lodi Call Box 3006 Lodi, California 95241-1910 Dear Mr. Peterson: As you are aware, San Joaquin County has an ambulance ordinance, which includes a provision to regulate ambulance rates charged in the County by setting a ceiling. These rates are reviewed annually by the Board of Supervisors, following an analysis conducted by emergency medical services agency staff. Last year, I requested your input on ambulance rates, prior to presenting staff's recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. Your input is requested for our analysis this year. Please give me a call at 468-6818 if you have specific comments on the ambulance rate structure. I will be discussing the issue with the ambulance providers in the next month. Sincerely, Elaine L. Hatch EMS Coordinator /dl cc: Michael N. Smith, Director, Health Care Services AMBRAT93 P.O. Box 1020 • Stockton, California 95201 • 209-468-6818 HISTORICAL REVIEW OF AMBULANCE RATE ADJUSTMENTS 1 1 10/85 10/87 %In 5/88 %Inc 6/89 %Inc 6/90 %Inc 5/91 %Inc 8/92 %Inc AIS Base $288 $331 15% $356 8% $375 5% $420 12% $470 12% $4 5% ` BLS Base $120 $138 15% $148 7% $170 15% $236 6%* $265 12% $278 $5% Emerg $ 37 $ 43 16% $ 46 7% $ 46 0% * -- $ 55 -- $ 58 5% Night $ 37 $ 43 16% $ 46 7% $ 46 0% $ 50 9% $ 55 10% $ 58 5% Oxygen $ 23 $ 26 13% $ 28 8% $ 30 7% $ 33 10% $ 37 12% $ 39 5% Mileage $ 7 $ 8 14% $8.60 8% $8.6 0% $ 9 5% $ 10 11% $10.50 5% Standby $ 46 -- no longer set fees for standby services i * Emergency became part of BLS base rate in 1990= therefore, the increase calculated for 1990 BLS Base rate reflects actual increase without the emergency charge included. 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