REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE INLAND COUNTIES EMERGENCY MEDICAL AGENCY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 20, 2024
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
DANIEL MU?OZ, Interim EMS Administrator, Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency
SUBJECT
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Ordinance and Policy Relating to Ambulance Service Rate Setting
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Acting as the governing body of San Bernardino County, adopt ordinance relating to the establishment and annual adjustment of ambulance service rates through the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency ambulance rate setting policy for San Bernardino County, which was introduced on August 6, 2024, Item No. 62.
2. Acting as the governing body of the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency, approve the update to Ambulance Rate Setting Policy No. 3060, effective September 19, 2024.
(Presenter: Daniel Mu?oz, Interim EMS Administrator, 388-5807)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed County ordinance adoption and Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency policy amendment will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). It is the responsibility of departments impacted by the adjustment of maximum ambulance service rates to ensure sufficient appropriation is included in their respective budgets for 2024-25 and future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The ordinance relating to the establishment and annual adjustment of ambulance service rates through the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency ambulance rate setting policy for San Bernardino Co...
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