2007-11-12 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting

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(6) Private Insurance - No Supplemental: 1 st Invoice to Insurance or Patient 2nd Invoice 3rd Invoice Patient Final Invoice (10 days to pay) Attorney Final Demand Letter 30 days 60 days 90 days 120 days 130 days (m) Periodic payment agreements shall be based upon an agreement 30 days from the date of provision of services. A failure of a debtor to make three (3) periodic payments within a twelve (12) month period under a repayment agreement, either consecutive or intermittent, is to be considered a breech of agreement resulting in the patient receiving an Attorney Final Demand Letter requesting the immediate payment of the remaining amount owed in full. (n) The Chief EMS Officer reserves the right to review all outstanding accounts and to fully discharge or otherwise write-off delinquent accounts which in his or her determination are not suitable for further collection efforts. Sees. 30-88 - 30.93. Reserved. " Section 3. Chapter 30 "Emergency Services", Article III "Emergency Medical Services", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended by adding new Division 3, with newly renumbered sections 30-94 through 30-107, inclusive, which said Division shall read as follows: "Division 3. Private Ambulance Service Licensing Sec. 30-94. Licenses Required. (a) No person, either as owner, agent or otherwise shall operate, conduct, maintain, advertise or otherwise be engaged in or profess to be engaged in the business of ambulance service upon the streets, alleys or any public way or place of La Porte, Texas, unless he holds a currently valid license for an ambulance vehicle and an ambulance company, issued pursuant to this chapter. (b) Ambulance vehicle licenses, ambulance company licenses, and attendant-driver's licenses shall be issued for one year or any part thereof during which an ambulance service is maintained. License fees of $200.00 per company; $50.00 per ambulance unit or $500.00 per fleet for 15 or more vehicles; $50.00 per attendant-driver shall be due and payable at the time of application. The licensure period shall be from October 1 st of each year to the 30th day of September of the subsequent year. Fees will not be prorated. (c) No person shall act as an attendant-driver on any ambulance operated under this chapter unless he or she holds a valid attendant-driver license issued pursuant to this chapter. A 21-day temporary permit may be issued at the time of application for license. It shall be the responsibility of the chief EMS officer to verify the applicant's certification status through the Texas Department of State Health Services.