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Item No. 16-242
Date: June 13, 2016
Item/Subject: ORDER, Amending the Schedule of Fees - Fire - ALS Backup
Responsible Department: Fire
Commentary:
This Order would raise the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Backup fee from $100 to $250.
Ambulances outside of Bangor often only have basic life support providers. As a result, they
routinely request ALS assistance from us. In most cases, a Bangor crew will be dispatched and
meet the requesting ambulance en route to the hospital. At times, the crew will travel 20 miles
or more to the intercept location, at which point a Bangor paramedic will transfer to the
requesting ambulance for the remainder of the trip. Since no Bangor truck, equipment, or
supplies are directly used in the treatment of the patient, there are limited opportunities to bill
for services.
ALS backup charges by area providers range from no charge to as high as $400. The current
fee charged by the Bangor Fire Department is $100 and has not been adjusted for many years.
With the increased cost of providing ALS backup, the Fire Department is proposing to increase
our standard ALS fee to $250 effective July 1, 2016.
This item was recommended for approval at the Government Operations Committee meeting on
June 6, 2016.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information: Order
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
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City Manager
Finance Director
16-242
JUNE 13, 2016
Assigned to Councilor Plourde
CITY OF BANGOR
ORDER, Amending the Schedule of Fees - Fire - ALS Backup
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, THAT
The Schedule of Fees, as authorized under Chapter 109 of the Code of the City of Bangor, is
hereby amended as follows, effective as of July 1, 2016:
E. Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
(1) Emergency Medical Services Rates
ALS Back Up $86250 §§ 28-39
Additions are underlined deletions strdek threugh.
IN CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 13, 2016
PASSED
CITY CLERK