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| B.C. Reg. 471/74 O.C. 2305/74 |
Filed July 16, 1974 |
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Health Emergency Act
[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 100/98]
| Contents | ||
| 1 | Who will pay cost of service? | |
| 2 | Fees for ambulance services | |
| 3 | Commission may require contribution from others | |
| 4 | Fee for documents | |
| Fee Schedule | ||
1 Subject to section 2, the cost of providing ambulance service to residents in the Province of British Columbia will be assumed by the commission commencing July 1, 1974 and those persons providing ambulance service authorized by the commission will be reimbursed by the commission in a manner prescribed and approved by the commission.
2 The fee for a service set out in Column 1 of the Fee Schedule to this regulation is set out to the right of that service in Column 2 of the Fee Schedule.
[en. B.C. Reg. 113/97, s. (a).]
3 This does not preclude the commission from requiring contribution from insurers or other agencies that may have the responsibility at present for paying for ambulance service.
4 The fee for provision of copies of documents maintained by the British Columbia Ambulance Service in respect of patients is $50.00.
[en. B.C. Reg. 391/92.]
[en. B.C. Reg. 100/98.]
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Except where item 2, 3 or 4 applies, for the transportation of a "beneficiary" or "qualified person" as defined in the Hospital Insurance Act | $54 for the first 40 km plus $0.50 per km thereafter, up to a maximum of $274 | |
| 2 | For the transportation of an employee who requires an emergency health service where an employer is required, pursuant to an enactment, to provide emergency health services | $396 for each ground call; $2 400 per hour for each call by helicopter; $6 per statute mile for each call by fixed wing aircraft | |
| 3 | For the inter-hospital transfer of a Canadian resident if the transfer and return occur within 24 hours | $54 for the first 40 km plus $0.50 per km thereafter, up to a maximum of $274 | |
| 4 | For the transportation of a person in any circumstances other than those described in item 1, 2 or 3 | $396 for each ground call; $2 400 per hour for each call by helicopter; $6 per statute mile for each call by fixed wing aircraft | |
| 5 | With the exception of calls made by good Samaritans, if an ambulance is called to a residence or to a place of employment but transportation is not required or is refused | $50 for each call | |
| 6 | For the hiring of an ambulance and its attendants to stand by at a location and be available in case a medical emergency occurs | $160 per hour (minimum 3 hours) that the ambulance and attendants remain at the location and $2.20 per km travelled to and from the ambulance station | |
| 7 | For the hiring of emergency medical assistants without an ambulance present to stand by in case a medical emergency occurs | $92 per hour (minimum 3 hours) plus the applicable rate if ambulance transportation is required | |
| 8 | For involuntary committals made under the Mental Health Act | No charge |
[Provisions of the Health Emergency Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 182, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 14]
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