RESOLUTION NO. 2026 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM ESTABLISHING PARAMEDIC FEES IN
CONNECTION WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO
BE CHARGED BY THE FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-057
WHEREAS, Section 16.24.020 of the Anaheim Municipal Code provides that the City Council shall by resolution establish all fees for paramedic services in connection with emergency medical services provided to residents and businesses of the City of Anaheim; and WHEREAS, the City Council has by Resolution No. 2025- 057, as amended, established such paramedic services fees; and
WHEREAS, in order to assist in defraying the cost of emergency medical services, the City Council desires to establish new service fees to be paid by persons who utilize or be nefit from having said emergency medical services readily available; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and declares that adoption of this fee schedule is exempt from the pr ovisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8) of the Public Resources Code; and
WHEREAS, the fees hereinafter established do not exceed the estimated reason able cost of providing emergency medical services in the City of Anaheim for which the fees are charged; and
WHEREAS, the fees have been considered at a duly noticed public hearing as required by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim that the fees set forth below be, and the same are, hereby established as follows:
Section 1. Voluntary Subscription Fee for Paramedic Membership Program: $60 per year per residence or business (does not include BLS or ALS Transport) Section 2. The fees described in Schedule A may be charged for emergency medical services standby and may be adjusted to align with full cost recovery.
Section 3. The fees described in Schedule B may be charged for emergency medical services calls and may be adjusted to align with Orange County Emergency Ground Ambulance Rates percentage increases.
Section 4. Parties will have the option of entering into separate contracts with the City of Anaheim that may provide fees for additional services.
Re solution No. 2025-057 shall be rescinded on the effective date of the fees Section 5. set forth in this Re solution.
BE I T FURTHER RESOLVED that the fees set for th in this Resolution shall become effective July 1, 2026.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this _______ day of __________, 2026, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF ANAHEIM
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
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CIT
Y CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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Schedule A
Emergency Medical Services Standby
Fee Description Fee
Battalion Chief/Manager $160.00 per hour
Captain/Supervisor $150.00 per hour
Ambulance (with 2 EMTs) $155.00 per hour
Medic (Special Medic Event rate per 2 Medics) $172.00 per hour Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) $42.00 per hour
Schedule B
Emergency Medical Services Calls
Fee Description Fee
First Responder Fee, Assessment At Scene: for emergencies requiring basic or advanced life support by paramedics and/ or engine companies and/ or the Advanced Provider Response Unit that do not require transport. $439.00 per call
Facility Service Charge: to charge care facilities for non-emergency assistance. $439.00 per call Basic Life Support Transport Fee (BLS) $2,744.00 per transport Advanced Life Support Transport Fee Level 1 (ALS-1) $2,932.00 per transport Advanced Life Support Transport Fee Level 2 (ALS-2) $3,090.00 per transport Basic Life Support Interfacility Transport (BLS-IFT) $2,744.00 per transport Advanced Life Support Interfacility Transport (ALS-IFT) $2,932.00 per transport Critical Care Transport (CCT)/Specialty Care Transport (SCT) $3,183.00 per transport Mileage $26.17 per mile
Oxygen $123.44 per call
Standby (per 30 mins.): to charge hospitals per 30 minutes after the first 30 minutes and any fraction thereof.
$177.23 per 30 mins.
Expendable Medical Supplies $52.04 per call
Night Call $31.93 per call
EKG $31.93 per call