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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 that' 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 ^TT ST' 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: CEW:DCG:pc 5/4/81 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. -2- CEW' DCG' pc 5/4/81 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. -3- CEW'DCG:pc 5/4/81 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 ~E~'J: DCG :pc 5/4/81 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 · 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. -5- iEW:DCG:ec 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~ -6- CEW:DCG:pc 5/4/81 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. - (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. -7- CEW: DCG: pc 5/4/8] 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 . 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. -8- CEW:DCG:pc 5/4/81 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. -9- 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 CEW: DCG: pc 5/4/81 -10- 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 ,:~'~ DCG pc 5/4/81 -10- 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 E;~-DCG'pc 5/4/81 -10-