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16 <br />e. All of the records identified in subsection a through d above shall be•------ Fortrta~~ Bullets and Numbering <br />maintained for a minimum three (3) year period unless a longer retention <br />period is otherwise required by other retention periods,_ __ __-__-____--________-----~ Formatted: Font: tz pt <br />f. Confidentiality of Patient Records. Each franchise shall maintain------- Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />confidentiality of patient records as provided by the Health Insurance <br />Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA), Public Law 104-191, <br />N.C. Gen. Slat. 143-518 and all other state and federal. law. <br />12.2 Each franchise shall submit a written monthly report to the Emergency Services ~------- Formatted: Left, Indent: Left: 0.5^, <br />Director, or their designee, providing the number of calls and runs during the Hanging: o.s^ <br />month. The report shall contain the number of emergency calls, the number of <br />convalescent calls, the total number of calls alid the total number of patients <br />transported. <br />SECTION XIII. RATES AND CHARGES <br />13.1 Each franchisee shall submit a schedule of rates to the County for approval and-------t Formatted: Boners and Numbering 1 <br /> shall not chazge more nor less than the approved by the County rates without <br /> specific approva),,___ - ----" Deleted: by thec°°"ty <br />I3.2 ~To service shall attempt to collect rates on emergency calls_until_thepatient has-~: ----- <br />~ Deleted: 9 <br /> reached the point of destination, has received medical attention and is in a ' Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br /> condition deemed by the physician fit to consult with the service, but such service <br /> may attempt to collect rates with family or guardian of the patient once patient is <br /> in the process of receiving medical attention. <br />13.3 On convalescent calls or calls where a_person_requires transportation_to_a_non-~,_ ----- Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br /> emergency facility, attempts to collect payment may be made before the -~ Deleted: ¶ <br /> ambulance begins its trip. Deleted:' <br /> Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5", <br />tSECTION XIV.------- ENFORCEMENT --------------------------------- ----------------------------------------~~ ,'" Hanging: os" <br /> <br />-- <br />,' <br />_ <br />Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />14.1 The Orange County,emergency_Services_Director~shall_be the enforcing authority~~_ <br />------------ ---------------- - <br />__.-_ ~~;oalces°f <br /> forthe regulations contained in this Ordinances Such Director will: <br />_ - - -----------~-------------------------~ '~'- <br />- <br />Deleted: Management <br /> a. Receive all franchise applicatior>.from potential_providers. ___ __ __ _ <br />------------- ~~~ genes <br />Deleted: <br /> this Ordinance;_ Fonduct_an <br />to <br />for confor <br />mances <br />proposal <br />b. Review each ~~, Deleted: office <br /> _ <br />_ <br />_ <br />_ <br />_ <br />investigation of the appl'icant's ~roposal_ _ unde>i _ consideration _ by_ the , ~:, ~~~ rr°posals <br /> County. Deleted: study <br /> Deleted: and <br /> c. Recommend to the Board of Commissioners the approvaUdisapproval of .,' Deleted: preaent the <br /> the franchise(~)_ -------------- - ~ Deleted: for <br /> ' Deleted: s) to the apph'cant(s) <br /> submitting the best proposals <br />Page 14 of 18 <br />