HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2006-001 ORDINANCE NO. 2006-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 5 AMBULANCE SERVICES
RELATIVE TO EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE FEES;
ADOPTING A SERVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 5 Ambulance Service, Section 5-3 (b) and (c) of the
Code of Ordinances be amended to read as follows:
"(b) Fees for emergency ambulance service shall be established to conform with
reasonable and customary charges as established by the City's contracted
ambulance billing service as reviewed and approved by the City Manager on
a periodic basis, but not less than annually. Once approved by the City
Manager, the emergency ambulance service fees shall be in effect until such
a time as the City Manager approves new emergency ambulance service
fees.
(c) Any person(s) receiving emergency ambulance services shall be responsible
to remit payment to the City. In the case of emergency ambulance services
being received by a minor, the parent or legal guardian shall be responsible
to remit payment to the City.
(1) Residents of the City. For emergency ambulance services rendered
to a resident(s) of the City, the City shall bill the resident's insurance,
which shall include any federal healthcare programs or insurers. A
resident shall only be responsible for payment to the City for
emergency ambulance services to the maximum extent covered by
the resident's insurance, if any.
(2) Non-residents of the City. For emergency ambulance services
rendered to a non-resident(s) of the City, the City shall first bill the
non-resident's(s') insurance, which shall include any federal
healthcare programs or insurers. To the extent a non-resident's
insurance does not cover payment for any or all of the emergency
ambulance service, the non-resident shall be responsible for payment
to the City."
Section 2. All sections and provisions of Chapter 5, Section 5-3 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas, not hereby amended shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in
this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace,
and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance
become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 3rd day of January, 2006.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
cRA4:4e.,
Linda Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Doug Conner
City Attorney
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