§ 11-72. EMS stand-by fee.  


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  • (a)

    An EMS stand-by fee to provide emergency medical services to outside agencies shall be assessed at a rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per hour. The fee shall cover the rental of a fully equipped reserve ambulance on a stand-by basis and the necessary staffing. Services shall be for a minimum of two (2) hours, with additional hours or fraction thereof, to be paid at the full rate of two hundred dollars ($200.00). Staffing shall be from the EMS division and shall be paid by the San Antonio Fire Department at the same overtime rate the city pays paramedics.

    (b)

    In the event a unit coordinates a service, such as material or transportation, all charges for services shall be made under the same fee structure as for a regular call.

(Ord. No. 86608, § 25, 9-11-97)