HAR §11-72-31. Fees

(a) Effective upon adoption of this section, the fee for emergency ambulance services for each patient treated and transported to a medical facility or to a location for aeromedical transport, including but not limited to airports helipads or helicopter landing sites, shall be according to the following schedule. Ambulance service fee schedule: Advanced life support (ALS) ground emergency transport, no specialized ALS services rendered, all inclusive (mileage and supplies); $400 ALS ground emergency transport, specialized ALS services rendered, all inclusive (mileage and supplies); $450 Basic life support (BLS) ground emergency transport, no specialized ALS services rendered, all inclusive (mileage and supplies); and $375 ALS emergency aeromedical helicopter transport for the island of Hawaii, all inclusive (mileage and supplies). $2,250 (b) The fee schedule set forth in subsection (a) may be increased on July 1 of each year. Fees, however, may not be increased more than ten percent each year. The fee increase shall be based upon projected revenue collected to equal no less than fifty percent of the preceding fiscal year's ambulance service direct contract cost. (c) Fees for emergency ambulance services shall be collected by the director of health or by a county or other agency under contract with the department of health. The revenue collected shall be deposited by a county or other authorized agency into the state general fund, except amounts necessary to provide for collection services for bad debt accounts." (EffJUL 01 1996; am JUL 01 1996 ] (Auth: HRS §§321-232, 38-2, 38-10) (Imp: HRS §321-232) 1954 # DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Amendments to chapter 11-72-31, Hawaii Administrative Rules, on the Summary page dated May 29, 1996, were adopted on , after public notice was given in the Honolulu Advertiser, on March 25, 1996, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, The Maui News, on April 3, 1996, and The Garden Island News, on April 4, 1996. These amendments shall take effect ten days after filing with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Lawrence T. Taramura for LAWRENCE MIIKE Director Department of Health '96 JUN 21 P3:29 APPROVED AS TO FORM: Wendy Matson Chen Deputy Attorney General Benjamin J. Cayetano BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO Governor State of Hawaii Date: June 21, 1996 Filed 1954