Executive Council Resolution No. (1) of 2018

Approving Fees for Certain Services Provided by the

Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services^{^[1]}

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We, Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council,

After perusal of:

Law No. (3) of 2003 Establishing the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai;

Law No. (14) of 2009 Concerning the Pricing of Government Services in the Emirate of Dubai and its amendments;

Law No. (11) of 2013 Concerning Health Insurance in the Emirate of Dubai;

Law No. (12) of 2015 Concerning the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (the “DCAS”);

Law No. (1) of 2016 Concerning the Financial Regulations of the Government of Dubai; and

Executive Council Resolution No. (2) of 2016 Concerning Charging Fees for Transporting Casualties of Traffic Accidents,

Do hereby issue this Resolution.

Approval of Fees

Article (1)

a. In return for providing the services stated in Schedule (1) and Schedule (2) attached hereto, the DCAS will collect the fees set out opposite each of such services.

b. The fees prescribed in Schedule (1) attached hereto will be collected from the insurance company with which the beneficiary is insured; and the beneficiary may not, under any circumstances, be charged any percentage of these fees. Where it is established that the beneficiary is not insured or that his health insurance is expired, ambulance services will be provided to the beneficiary free of charge.

c. Where an injury results from a traffic accident, the fees prescribed in Schedule (1) attached hereto will not apply. In this case, the fees prescribed in the above-mentioned Executive Council Resolution No. (2) of 2016 will apply.

d. For the purpose of collecting the fees prescribed in Schedule (2) attached hereto, a part of an hour will be rounded up to a full hour.

Payment of Fees

Article (2)

The fees collected pursuant to this Resolution will be paid to the Public Treasury of the Government of Dubai.

Publication and Commencement

Article (3)

This Resolution will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the day on which it is published.

Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Crown Prince of Dubai

Chairman of the Executive Council

Issued in Dubai on 23 January 2018

Corresponding to 6 Jumada al-Ula 1439 A.H.

Schedule (1)

Fees for Ambulance Services in Emergencies

SN	Service	Fee (in Dirhams)
1	Providing on-site basic Ambulance Services without transporting the patient or injured to a healthcare facility	600.00
2	Providing on-site basic Ambulance Services and transporting the patient or injured to a healthcare facility	800.00
3	Providing advanced Ambulance Services (first level)	1,000.00 (excluding medication costs)
4	Providing advanced Ambulance Services (second level)	1,300.00 (excluding medication costs)

Schedule (2)

Fees for Providing Training Services and

Evacuation Drills for Non-governmental Entities

SN	Service	Fee (in Dirhams)
1	Supervising an emergency evacuation drill (including one (1) regular ambulance vehicle)	800.00 per hour
2	Evaluation of the site of an emergency evacuation drill or emergency response drill	AED 2,150.00 per drill
3	Providing an additional regular ambulance vehicle	650.00 per vehicle per hour
4	Providing an additional premium/ specialised ambulance vehicle	800.00 per vehicle per hour
5	Providing an additional golf cart	AED 400.00 per cart per hour
6	Providing an additional motorcycle/ pedal cycle	400.00 per motorcycle/ pedal cycle per hour
7	Providing a Category “A” disaster relief bus with a capacity of fifteen (15) casualties	1,400.00 per bus per hour
8	Providing an Category “B” disaster relief bus with a capacity of twenty-five (25) casualties	1,500.00 per bus per hour
9	Providing an Category “C” disaster relief bus with a capacity of thirty-three (33) casualties	1,700.00 per bus per hour

[1]Every effort has been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.