2513Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on August
Ronald R. Cone, Finance Director
OVED AS TO
ATTEST:Ronald C. Covey, May •
ORDINANCE NO. 2513 •AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.30 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICE"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 2.30 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Emergency Medical and Ambulance
Service" is amended as follows:
2.30.110 Utility Rate Setting: A monthly utility fee for the operation of the Ambulance Service Utility shall
be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council. This rate setting will be in
accordance with RCW 35.21.766. The amount of the fee shall be based upon the costs of the
Ambulance Service Utility as established by the cost-of-service study referenced in RCW
35.21.766(3). The costs remaining after applying transport fees and the general fund
contribution, will be divided among the Ambulance Service Utility user classifications. These fees
will be based upon the demand costs and availability costs.
A.The rate attributed to availability costs shall be uniformly applied across all user
classifications.
B.The rate attributed to demand costs shall be applied to each utility user classification based
on the classification's burden on the utility.
C.Fees shall not exceed the revenue requirements to cover the costs of the Ambulance Service
Utility, as authorized by the City Council by adoption of an annual budget and subsequent
amendments.
2.30.150 Periodic Utility Fee Review: The City Manager or designee will periodically review the
Ambulance Service Utility's revenues, expenses, indebtedness and fees. Based upon this
review, the City Manager or designee will recommend appropriate utility fee changes to the City
Council.
2.30.170 Billing for Ambulance Transports:
A.Each person who is transported by the Ambulance Service Utility shall be billed by the city
at the rates established by the City Council. Each person transported will be exempt from out-
of-pocket expenses associated with the ambulance transport provided that the patient is a
city resident or is transported from a location that pays the utility fee, the patient supplies the
city with all necessary information and documentation of records and insurance information,
and the patient assigns to the city the patients's right to receive payment from all applicable
payers.
B.Patients who do not meet this criteria will be responsible for all applicable fees for the
services provided by the Ambulance Service Utility.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days after its passage and publication
of its summary as provided by law.
ames A. Whitaker, City Attorney