A. All persons receiving basic life support emergency medical services transport (“BLS transport”) by the city shall be charged and billed a BLS transport user fee (“fee”). The fee is $950.00 per transport plus $15.00 per mile. The city manager or his/her designee is authorized to establish procedures to implement, bill, and collect the fee.

B. A resident of the city, who supplies the city with the medical insurance information and documentation needed to bill his or her insurance provider for the fee, and who assigns his or her insurance benefits for the same to the city, shall not be billed for that portion of the fee that is in excess of amounts paid by his or her insurer(s).

C. A nonresident, who supplies the city with the medical insurance information and documentation needed to bill his or her insurance provider for the fee, and who assigns his or her insurance benefits for the same to the city, shall be billed for that portion of the fee that is in excess of amounts paid by his or her insurer(s).

D. A person, regardless of residence, who does not supply the city with the medical insurance information and documentation needed to bill his or her insurance provider or who fails to assign such benefits to the city because he or she is unwilling, or because he or she does not have any type of insurance coverage for such charges, shall be billed for the entire fee.

E. The use of the term “insurance” or any variation thereof in this section shall include Medicare and Medicaid.

F. The use of the term “BLS transport” in this section shall mean: transportation by ground ambulance vehicle and the provision of medically necessary supplies and services, including BLS ambulance services as defined by the state (Chapter 18.73 RCW, now or as hereafter amended). The ambulance must be staffed by an individual who is qualified in accordance with state and local laws as an emergency medical technician basic (EMT basic). Basic emergency medical technicians perform noninvasive, basic emergency treatment.

G. The use of the term “resident” in this section shall mean: a person whose principal place of residence is within the boundaries of the city or within the extended Bellevue fire service area.

H. The use of the term “extended Bellevue fire service area” in this section shall include the contract communities of Beaux Arts, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Medina, Newcastle, Yarrow Point and King County Fire Protection District 14. (Ord. 6555 § 1, 2020; Ord. 6284 § 1, 2016; Ord. 6199 § 1, 2014; Ord. 6029-A § 1, 2011.)