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E. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE <br /> I. <br /> As part of the consideration expressed herein, LA PORTE agrees to provide <br /> emergency medical services within CITY. LA PORTE shall transport patients to one of the <br /> nearest hospitals that provide emergency services as defined by the Transport Policy of the <br /> LA PORTE Emergency Medical Services, a copy of which is available at the LA PORTE <br /> EMS headquarters. LA PORTE shall be permitted to charge, directly to each patient or <br /> patient representative, the patient's insurance carrier, or other responsible party, its most <br /> current and customary Emergency Medical Service charges as adopted by City Council, and <br /> codified in the La Porte Code of Ordinances Chapter 30, Appendix A. <br /> II. <br /> Sole discretion will rest with the LA PORTE EMS Chief, or his duly authorized <br /> assistants, as to the personnel and equipment that will answer each emergency medical <br /> services request, provided, emergency medical services protection will be adequate (meaning <br /> reasonable protection, considering available personnel and equipment of LA PORTE's <br /> Emergency Medical Services). However, in all cases the dispatch of paramedics and <br /> equipment to provide emergency medical services within CITY will be subordinate to <br /> requests for, and rendering of, emergency medical services within LA PORTE. <br /> III. <br /> LA PORTE agrees to operate the ambulances in accordance with the requirements of <br /> the State and Federal Law, and applicable ordinances of CITY, as now exist, and as may be <br /> amended from time to time hereafter. <br /> IV. <br /> CITY agrees to pay LA PORTE for emergency medical services in the amount and <br /> manner hereinabove specified. <br /> WITNESS OUR HANDS and the seals of our respective Cities, effective as of the 1 <br /> day of October, 2011. <br />