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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute: 1) An Emergency Medical Services First Responder Advanced Life Support Agreement with the County of Alameda, for Five Years with the Option of Five One-Year Extensions; and
2) An Ambulance Transport Services Agreement with the County of Alameda, for Five Years with the Option of Five One-Year Extensions. (Fire 3200)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City), under Health and Safety Code Section 1797.201, is an authorized provider of provide basic life support, advanced life support (ALS) and emergency ambulance transport services in the City. Additionally, the City must have a written agreement per Health and Safety Code 201 with the County Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA) to be "authorized" to provide ALS. The original agreement was executed in 2011, however new mandates and requirements necessitate two separate new agreements. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) First Responder Advanced Life Support (FRALS) Services Agreement and the EMS Ambulance Transport Services Agreement which includes an increased City Transport User Fees.
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the EMS FRALS and Ambulance Transport Services Agreements with Alameda County (County).
BACKGROUND
Under Health and Safety Code 201, to be an authorized provider of ALS, the City must have a written agreement with the LEMSA. This agreement meet this requirement for the City to provide ALS and Ambulance Transport Services. The original Ambulance and Paramedic Provider Agreement between the City and County was executed on December 14, 1999. It has been replaced by subsequent agreements.
The current agreement between the City and County was adopted by the City Council on October 18, 2011, and went into effect November 1, 2011. Six Amendments were executed to allow the Fire Department to continue providing b...
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