CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance amending Title 1 (Administrative) Chapter 8 (Municipal Departments) Article B (Fire Department) of the Municipal Code related to ambulance and emergency response services
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DEPARTMENT: Fire Department
SUBMITTED BY: Fire Chief Mark J. Puknaitis
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The first reading was held on October 20, 2020.
DISCUSSION:
The fiscal impact of passing the proposed ordinance meets, or assists in meeting, the City's three financial principles. This ordinance is also in line with the following actions taken by the City Council since 2003.
04/02/2003 - Item L1
Ordinance 03-091 approving an increase in ambulance fees.
03/04/2008 - Item L2
Accepted staff recommendation to increase ambulance fees.
04/01/2008 - Item I10
Ordinance 08-065 approving an ambulance fee increase for ambulance transport fees pursuant to the Medicare reimbursement rate or 3%, whichever is greater, effective on May 1st of each year.
09/15/2009 - Item I24
Ordinance 09-108 approving an ambulance fee increase to patients served by the Naperville Fire Department.
10/18/2016 - Item L4
Ordinance 16-174 increasing ambulance fees and removing the out-of-pocket costs for ambulance service for Naperville residents.
The Naperville Fire Department (NFD) offers both Basic Life Support (BLS) and full-service, all-inclusive Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance services. BLS involves the treatment of non-life threatening injuries or illnesses. ALS care involves more advanced medical procedures such as administering medication, IV therapy, and heartbeat monitoring.
In 2019, Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT), a supplemental federal funding program, was created. GEMT allows Illinois fire agencies that perform emergency medical transports for Medicaid patients to receive reimbursement of the actual transport cost. Prior to GEMT, the NFD collected an average of $176 for each Medicaid patient tr...
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