HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 73-1981RESOLUTION NO. 73-81
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN
AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR A PROGRAM UTILIZING
MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PARAMEDICS PURSUANT
TO THE WEDWORTH-TOWNSEND PARAMEDIC ACT
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BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
1. Execution of Agreement.
Execution of Agreement providing for a Program Utilizing Mobile
Intensive Care Paramedics pursuant to the Wedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act
between the County of San Mateo, a political subdivision of the State of
California, and the City of South San Francisco, a municipal corporation,
a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A," is hereby authorized.
2. Signatures.
The Mayor is authorized to execute said Agreement on behalf of the
City, and the City Clerk attest his signature thereto.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly intro-
duced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at
a regular meeting held on the 1st day of July , 1981, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Ronald G. Acosta, Mark N. Addiego, Gus Nicolopulos;
and Councilwoman Roberta Cerri Teglia
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Emanuele N. Damonte
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City Clerk
· EXHIBIT "A" TO RESOLUTION NO. 73-81 ADOPTED 7/1/81
AGREEMENT
PROVIDING FOR A PROGRAM UTILIZING
MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PARAMEDICS PURSUANT TO
THE WEDWORTH-TOWNSEND PARAMEDIC ACT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of this day of
, 1981, by and between the COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, a political
sub-division of the State of California, hereinafter called "COUNTY"; and
the CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, a municipal corporation, hereinafter
called "CITY".
WI TNESS ETH:
WHEREAS, the ~'Jedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act., Article 3, Section
1480, et seq., of the State of California Health and Safety Code, provides
that any county may conduct a program which provides services utilizing
Mobile Intensive Care Paramedics for the delivery of emergency medical care
to the sick and injured at the scene of an emergency, during transport
to a general acute care hoSpital until care responsibility is assumed by
the regular staff Qf the general acute care hospital, and during training
~ithin the facilities of a participating general acute care hospital which
has the approval of the County Health Officer to participate in the program;
and
WHEREAS, County desires that City participate in such paramedic
program; and
WHEREAS, City desires to participate in such paramedic program,
NOW, THEREFORE, AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FOREGOING PREMISES
AND THE MUTUAL COVENANTS HEREIN CONTAINED, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
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1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Alternate General Acute Care Hospital: "Alternate
General Acute Care Hospital" means an accredited general
acute care hospital.
1.2 County Health Officer: "County Health Officer" means
the duly appointed and acting Health Officer of the
'County of San Mateo.
1.3 Emergency Department: "Emergency Department" means any
department or separate area within a general acute care
hospital which is staffed and equipped to provide
emergency medical care to the sick or injured on a
continuous 24-hour basis.
1.4 Base Hospital: "Base Hospital" means the Mary's Help
Hospital.
1.5 Mobile Intensive Care Nurse: "Mobile Intensive Care
Nurse" (hereinafter designated "Nurse") means a
Registered Nurse who has been certified by a County
Health Officer as qualified in the provision of emergency
cardiac care and non-cardiac care and the issuance of
emergency instruction to Mobile Intensive Care Paramedics.
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1.6 Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic' "Mobile Intensive
Care Paramedic" (hereinafter designated as "Paramedic")
means~ a person who has been certified as a Mobile
Intensive Care Paramedic by the' County Health Officer
of the Gounty of San Mateo.
1.7 Mobile Intensive Care Unit' "Mobile Intensive Care
Unit" (hereinafter designated as "Unit") means the
emergency vehicle staffed by certified Mobile Intensive
Care Paramedics and/or Nurses and equipment to provide
remote intensive care or cardiac care to the sick or
injured at the scene of medical emergencies or during
transport to a general acute care hospital subject to
guidance, instruction and communication from the Base
Hospital within the language and intent of the Paramedic
Act and the terms of this Agreement.
1.8 Paramedic Act' "Paramedic Act" means the Wedworth-
Townsend Paramedic Act. Article 3, Section 1480,
et seq., of the State of California Health and Safety
, Code, as amended.
1.9 Medical Supplies' "Medical Supplies" means those drugs,
solutions, equipment, and adjuncts used for patient
treatment upon direct order of a physician or Mobile
Intensive Care Nurse as enumerated in the Wec~orth-
Townsend Paramedic Act., Article 3, Section 1482,
sub-section (3) of the State of California Health and
Safety Code.
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2. TERM OF AGREEMENT' The term of this Agreement shall be from
the first day of July, 1981 through the thirtieth day of
June, 1982. Either party may terminate this Agreement for
substantial cause related to performance pursuant-to this
Agreement by giving ninety (90) days' prior written notice to
the other party.
3. MAINTAINING CERTIFICATION AS PARAMEDIC- The County Health
Officer, after consultation with Hospital, shall establish
criteria necessary to maintain certification as a Paramedic,
and shall give City written notice that a Paramedic has met
or failed to meet the requirements to maintain such certifi-
cation. The criteria necessary to maintain such certification
shall include, but not be limited to'
(a) A formal program of continuing education.
(b) Continuous service as a certified Paramedic or a
certified Nurse.
(c) Retesting at intervals not to exceed two (2) years
which may include written examination and oral
examinations.
4. PROGRAM' SCOPE' UNIT PERSONNEL AND OPERATIONS- UNIT
EMERGENCY SERVICES TRANSPORTATION' HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE'
4.1 Scope' County and City agree to conduct a Paramedic
program in accordance with the practices and procedures
established by the County Health Officer. The program
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shall include the following: (l) 'Ul~ilizing Paramedics
for the delivery of emergency medical care to the sick
and injured at the scene of an emergency in accordance
with the practices and procedures established by the
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County He_alth Officer or orders from hospital;
(2) Utilizing Paramedics for delivery of emergency
medical care to the sick and injured during transport
to the hospital or alternate general acute care hospital
when delivery of said care during transport is required
by the condition of the sick or injured person and complies
with the practices and procedures established by the
County Health Officer or orders from hospital; (3) Utili-
zing Paramedics for delivery of emergency medical care to
the sick or injured while in the emergency department
of the hospital or alternate general acute care hospital
until care responsibility is ~assumed by the regular staff
of the hospital or alternate general acute care hospital,
when same complies with the practices and procedures
established by the County Health Officer or orders from
hospital; (4) Utilizing Paramedics for the delivery
of emergency medical care to the sick and injured during
training within the facility of sponsoring hospital or
alternate general acute care hospital when same complies
with the practices and procedures established by the
County Health Officer, the curriculum of the training
institution or orders from hospital.
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4.2 Unit Service Areas: The primary unit service area for
delivery of emergency medical care to the sick and injured
at the scene of an emergency shall 'be the corporate limits
of the City of South San Francisco. The secondary unit
service area shall be in the area in which the South San
Francisco Fire Department normally responds for mutual aid.
When the unit is not needed in the primary service area,
or required to stand-by in said. area in accordance with the
practices and procedures established by the County Health
Officer, or orders from hospital, said unit may be dispatched
to the secondary service area for that reasonable period of
time which does not unduly deprive the primary service area
of unit availability.
4.3 Transportation: Based on the data communicated by the
Paramedic, the physician or nurse providing emergency
instructions to the unit shall determine whether the
patient is to be transported to either Kaiser Hospital -
South San Francisco, Mary's Help hospital or Peninsula
Hospital. In the absence of a Paramedic ambulance vehicle
owned and operated by City, transportation will be provided
by County's emergency ambulance service contractor, unless
it is determined that such transportation is not necessary
and/or the patient refuses such transportation or transporta-
ti on is requested beyond a reasonable distance from the
incident scene, as determined by the County Communication~
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4.4 Practices and Procedures: County shall:
(a) Establish practices and procedures for use in the
Paramedic Program to assure liaison with hospital
staff, Paramedics, training insitutions, and alternate
general care hospitals.
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(b) Establish practices, and procedures for the pre-hospital
emergency care to assure uniform countywide standards
for emergency medical care.
(c) Review the function and results of the Paramedic Unit(s)
including, but not limited to, unit response and the
quality of medical care provided.
(d) Establish practices and procedures to assure the
quality of Paramedic continuing education.
(e) Review the drugs, medical supplies and equipment used
by the Paramedic Unit(s) and make recommendations
for additions, deletions or modifications.
5. COUNTY ANNUAL REPORT: City shall cooperate with the County by
providing reasonably necessary reports, data, and information,
and permitting surveys of Paramedic facilities necessary to
assist County in compiling and making an annual report to the
Legislature and to the State Department of Health as specified
in the Wedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act.
6. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM:
6.1 County shall establish requirements for the continuing
education of Mobile Intensive Care Paramedics.
6.2 City shall assure City Paramedic participation in the
County continuing education program.
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7. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTIES:
7.1 Non-Responsibility of County
It is understood and agreed that neither County nor
any officer, agent or employee thereof, shall be
responsible for any damage or liability incurred bY
reason of anything done or omitted to be done by any
officer, agent, or employee of City in connection
with performance of this Agreement.
7.2 Non-Responsibility of City
It is understood and agreed that neither City nor any
officer, agent or employee thereof, shall be responsible
for any damage or liability incurred by reason of
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anything done or omitted to be done by County and its
officers, agents and employees, in connection with
performance of this Agreement.
7.3 In the event of concurrent negligence of City, its
officers and/or employees, and County, its officers and/
or employees, then the liability for any and all
claims for injuries or damages to persons and/or
property which arise out of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement shall be apportioned under the
California theory of comparative negligence as
established presently, or as may be hereafter modified.
8. SERVICES TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS: All services
provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be in strict
compliance with existing State, Federal, and local laws,
ordinances, and regulations, and with all resolutions,
practices and procedures approved by the County Health
Officer, applicable to such services.
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9. CITY EMPLOYER OF PARAMEDIC: It is agreed and understood by
County and City that each is an independent contractor and
that the Paramedics are the employees of City and not the
employees of County and, as Such, Paramedics are not entitled
to any compensation or employee benefits accorded to
employees of County.
10. NOTICE: All notices, demands or other writings to be given,
made or sent under this Agreement, or 'which may be so given
or made or sent to any party hereto to the other, shall be
deemed to have been duly given or made or sent when made
in writing and deposited in the United States Mail,
regi.stered and postage prepaid, and addressed to the
respective parties as follows:
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
County Health Officer
225 West 37th Avenue
San Mateo, California 94403
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
City C1 erk
Post Office Box 711
South San Francisco, .California
94080
The address to which any notice, demand or other writing
may be given or made or sent to any party may be changed
upon written notice given by such party as above provided.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, first being duly
authorized, have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first
above written.
ATTEST:
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Clerk of Said Board
Chairman
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
City Clerk
By
Mayor
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, first being duly
authorized, have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first
above written.
ATTEST'
COUNTY OF SAN MA~EO
Clerk of Said Board
By
Cha i rman
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
CITY OF SOUTH SAN 'FRANCISCO
City Clerk
By
Mayor
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, first being duly
authorized, have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first
above written.
ATTEST-
COUNTY OF SAN MA~EO
Clerk of Said Board
Cha i rman
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
City Clerk
Mayor
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