REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF INLAND COUNTIES EMERGENCY MEDICAL AGENCY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
DANIEL MU?OZ, Interim EMS Administrator, Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency
SUBJECT
Title
Mono County Ambulance Rates Adjustment
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency, approve ambulance rate adjustment to Mono County's ambulance rates, effective July 1, 2025.
(Presenter: Daniel Mu?oz, Interim EMS Administrator, 388-5807)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
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
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost), nor will it affect the budget of the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ICEMA is the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA) for San Bernardino, Inyo, and Mono Counties. ICEMA administers State and local codes and regulations governing the provision of emergency medical care to the sick and injured at the scene of an emergency and during transport to a care facility. One of the duties that ICEMA oversees is that of ground based ambulance rate setting.
Historically, ICEMA set ground based ambulance rates for San Bernardino County in compliance with San Bernardino County Code section 31.0820. On February 23, 2010 (Item No. 69), ICEMA's Board of Directors (Board) approved ICEMA Ground Based Ambulance Rate Setting Policy No. 5080 (Policy), establishing an annual procedure for adjusting ambulance rates based on consumer price index (CPI) and local jurisdictions' rate comparison calculations. Although this Policy applied to only San Bernardino County, ICEMA annually...
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