Ordinance No. 15,489 ORDINANCE NO. 15,489
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AMENDING CHAPTER 30 "EMERGENCY SERVICES," ARTICLE III
"EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE," DIVISION 3 "SERVICES," SECTION 30-153
"FEES," SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO REVISE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
CHARGES AND CONFORM THE SAME TO THE MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT
GUIDELINES; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 30 "Emergency Services," Article III "Emergency Medical Service,"
Division 3 "Services," Section 30-153 "Fees," Subsections (a) and (b) of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Baytown, Texas,are hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 30. EMERGENCY SERVICES
ARTICLE III. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
DIVISION 3. SERVICES
Sec.30-153. Fees.
(a) To partially defer the cost incurred by the city in providing emergency medical service, the
following basic fees are established to be collected from the user of emergency medical service
provided by the city:
Treatment--no transport.................................................................$175.00
Basic life support(BLS), emergency..........................................$1,000.00
Advanced life support(ALS),emergency..................................$1,400.00
Advanced life support II (ALS), emergency...............................$1,600.00
Ambulance stand-by ...........................................................$150.00mour
(b) In addition,the following fees are established to be collected as applicable:
Mileage (per patient mile)................................................................$22.00
Oxygen...........................................................................................$120.00
Disposables (BLS).........................................................................$200.00
Disposables (ALS).........................................................................$400.00
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance
are hereby repealed;provided,however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency,
and in all other respects, this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing
the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of circumstances shall for any
reason be held unconstitutional,void or invalid,such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances; and to this end,
all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ,and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 270'day of July, 2023.
2ANDON CAPETILL0, Mayor
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SCOTT L Y
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