File #: 05-00442    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 4/18/2005 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 4/26/2005 Final action: 4/26/2005
Title: Consider recommendations regarding agreement for Pre-Hospital Emergency Services between American Medical Response (AMR) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Fire Agencies, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services Agreement between American Medical Response (AMR) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Fire Agencies (County Fire, Montecito Fire Protection District, Carpinteria/Summerland Fire Protection District); b) Authorize the Public Health Director to adjust the ambulance rate that was approved by the Board on December 14, 2004 from $984 to $1029 to accommodate the additional costs for subcontracting with Basic Life Support (BLS) Fire Agencies once the BLS Agreement has been executed by the parties involved; c) Direct Public Health Department staff to work collaboratively with representatives from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system including the Fire Agencies, to develop a plan to re-establish an Emergency Medical...
Sponsors: COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Attachments: 1. Board Letter/ Attachment
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Consider recommendations regarding agreement for Pre-Hospital Emergency Services between American Medical Response (AMR) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Fire Agencies, as follows:
 
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services Agreement between American Medical Response (AMR) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Fire Agencies (County Fire, Montecito Fire Protection District, Carpinteria/Summerland Fire Protection District);
 
b)  Authorize the Public Health Director to adjust the ambulance rate that was approved by the Board on December 14, 2004 from $984 to $1029 to accommodate the additional costs for subcontracting with Basic Life Support (BLS) Fire Agencies once the BLS Agreement has been executed by the parties involved;
 
c)  Direct Public Health Department staff to work collaboratively with representatives from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system including the Fire Agencies, to develop a plan to re-establish an Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC) including options for membership for the Board's consideration by September 6, 2005.
 
 
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