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

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(a) An affected person or organization may request a variance from the licensure requirements of this chapter if the person satisfies one or more of the specific criteria listed in subsection (d). (b) It shall be the responsibility of the chief EMS officer to grant such a variance. ( c) The variance must specify the specific licensure requirements and/or fees being waived. (d) The criteria for variance are as follows: (1) The person has transported a sick or injured person to medical care as an individual citizen not ordinarily engaged in that activity; (2) The person transports a sick or injured person in a multiple casualty situation that exceeds the capacity of the city's emergency medical services; (3) The person is a member of an organization and the person's function is to transport members of that same organization to an appropriate medical facility at no charge to the individual being transferred; and that same organization does not solicit business outside itself or provide service to any other organization except in a multiple casualty situation; (4) The vehicle or person is moving through the city on a call that neither originates nor ends within the city; (5) The organization is principally an air transport system; (6) The organization or vehicle is licensed by the state as a "specialized emergency medical services vehicle" and is designed to provide service patients with special needs not easily met by other transport services; (7) The organization is an agency or designated provider of a municipal government. (e) A variance shall not be granted unless it is necessary to assure the availability of quality care to the citizens of the city. (f) A variance shall not be granted unless all ambulance units and personnel meet the minimum standards set by the state health department. (g) The city council reserves the right to reserve the decision of the chief EMS officer in granting or refusing a variance. Section 4. Appendix A-"Fees", Chapter 30 "Emergency Services", Article III "Emergency Medical Services", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended, and which said section shall read as follows: Treatment with Transport (ALS) Treatment with Air Transport (ALS) Treatment with Private Transport Treatment with No Transport (Service Charge) Mileage (Loaded Miles) Standby Service Fee (per hour) No TreatmentINo Transport Non-Member Fee (per event) $788.00 $790.00 $396.00 $396.00 $10.00 per mile $75.00 (2 Hour Minimum) No charge $1500.00 Section 5. Open Meetings. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at