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Emergency Ambulance Transport Services Fee Increase / Fiscal Year 2024-25 / Los Angeles Administrative Code

Council File 25-0410

Introduced
2025-04-15
Last changed
2026-05-20
Status
open
Expires
2028-05-20
Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
Initiated by
Board of Fire Commissioners
References
Board Report: 25-023City Attorney Report: R25-0649; R26-0294

Brief

The Board of Fire Commissioners proposed an increase to emergency ambulance transport service fees for fiscal year 2024-25. The Los Angeles Administrative Code was amended accordingly. The file moved through the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee in early 2026, was unanimously adopted by Council on March 11, 2026, and became effective April 30, 2026. A City Attorney report was subsequently referred to both committees in May 2026.

Full summary

In April 2025, the Board of Fire Commissioners initiated this file proposing an increase to Emergency Ambulance Transport Services fees for fiscal year 2024-25. The original proposal centered on raising rates for Advanced Life Support transport and mileage charges by amending the Schedule of Charges for Emergency Services in the Los Angeles Administrative Code. At the Council meeting on March 11, 2026, Councilmember John S. Lee, seconded by Councilmember Yaroslavsky, moved to amend the item to also increase the Basic Life Support fee from $1,862 to $2,068, a change the Fire Department had recommended in its April 7, 2025 transmittal to the Board of Fire Commissioners but which had not been included in the committee-approved version. Council adopted the item as amended, unanimously 15-0, directing the City Attorney to prepare and present a draft ordinance incorporating the Basic Life Support fee increase alongside the Advanced Life Support and mileage rate adjustments. The file had moved through both the Public Safety Committee, which approved it on January 14, 2026, and the Budget and Finance Committee, which concurred on January 20, 2026, before reaching the full Council. The ordinance was published on March 26, 2026, and took effect on April 30, 2026. A City Attorney document dated May 19, 2026, was subsequently referred to both committees, likely providing the draft ordinance or implementation guidance related to the Basic Life Support fee change requested by the Council amendment. The file remains open pending that follow-up action.

Activity (22)

  • 2026-05-20 City Attorney document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Public Safety Committee.
  • 2026-05-20 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated May 19, 2026.
  • 2026-03-26 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: April 30, 2026.
  • 2026-03-15 Council transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is March 25, 2026.
  • 2026-03-11 Council action final.
  • 2026-03-11 Council adopted item as amended, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2026-03-06 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on March 11, 2026.
  • 2026-01-20 Budget and Finance Committee concurred with the Public Safety Committee's action of January 14, 2026.
  • 2026-01-16 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on January 20, 2026.
  • 2026-01-14 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-01-09 Public Safety Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on January 14, 2026.
  • 2026-01-06 City Attorney document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Public Safety Committee.
  • 2026-01-05 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated December 30, 2025.
  • 2025-10-01 Council action final.
  • 2025-09-30 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-09-26 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 30, 2025.
  • 2025-06-03 Budget and Finance Committee concurred with the Public Safety Committee action of May 7, 2025.
  • 2025-05-30 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 3, 2025.
  • 2025-05-07 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-05-02 Public Safety Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 7, 2025.
  • 2025-04-18 Board of Fire Commissioners document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Public Safety Committee.
  • 2025-04-15 Document(s) submitted by Board of Fire Commissioners, as follows:Board of Fire Commissioners report, dated April 15, 2025, relative to a proposed increase in the Emergency Ambulance Transport Services Fee for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

Documents (15)

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