HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-464 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of:
Emergency Medical Services. RESOLUTION NO. 81/46 4
WHEREAS the California Lepi.slature having, enacted Division 2.5
of the health and Safety Code aansistinp ,of Sections 1797 throuph
1799. 108 as Chapter 1260 Statutes of. 1980; and.
WHEREAS this legislation provides in Sections 1797.208 and 1797.210
for the certification of emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and mobile
intensive care nurses; and
WHEREAS Section 1797.212 of the Health and Safety Code permits the
County to establish a schedule of fees for certification of such personnel
in an amount sufficient to cover the reasonable cost of administering the
certification projects, and
WHEREAS the Health Services Director has recommended that a fee
schedule be established effective June 1 , 1981 consisting of certification
and recertification fees as follows:
Certification Recertification
EMT-I ' s $ 15.00 $ 10.00
Paramedics $ 25.00 $ 10.00
MICN's $ 15.00 $ 10.00; and
WHEREAS Section 1797.200 of the Health and Safety Code permits the
County to develop an emergency medical services program and requires that in
each county developing such a program a local emergency medical service
agency shall be designated to carry out the provisions of Division 2.5;
THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD RESOLVED that the Health Services Depart-
ment is hereby designated as the Emergency Medical Services Agency pursuant
to Section 1797.200 of the Health and Safety Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the fee schedule noted above as recommended
by the Health Services Director is established effective June 1 , 1981 pursuant
to Section 1797.212 of the Health and Safety Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the certifications made by the Health
Services Director pursuant to Section 1797.210 shall be for the period of
time designated by the Health Services Director but shall be effective for
not less than one year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the fees collected pursuant to this Resolution
shall be deposited in the General Fund of the County and that a report shall be
made to the Board of Supervisors annually by the County Administrator summarizing
the cost of the Emergency Medical Services Program and the fees collected under
this Resolution and making recommendations for any adjustments in said fee
schedule, such report to be made as part of the County Administrator's
presentation of the Budget Message.
PASSED BY THE BOARD on April 28, 1931 , by the following vote :
AYES - Surervisors Fand+en, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson, Pov;�ers .
NOES :: _None
CERTIFIED COPY
.AB'S E T; None i cerri£y that this is a fuil, true & correct copy of the
origiztsl c,oci.iment which is on file in my offic,"and that it
was f ass,'rr & adoptecl b the Board of `�e p ry isors of
,CC : Director Health Services Coma Cos+a County. C orexia, on t':ze ct..e shown.
County Administrator ATTEST:J. R. Connery Clet7k&ex-officio Clerk qq
Auditor-Controller of * of ervisors, by Deputy Q-1-OR 2 Nd
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RESOLUTION NO. 81/ 46 4