Fees
If passed, the bill would allow state counties to charge a “fire protection fee” to help bridge the funding gap of additional paid staff
The increase would offset the costs of inflation and salary increases for EMS providers, officials said
The Municipal Emergency Services Authority in Lancaster County will set fees as it aims to address industry challenges
“This is really just kind of like a bridge contract for [Hidalgo County] to try to figure out how we’re going to survive,” said Commissioner David L. Fuentes
Union president Mark Barrett said he would like to see the additional funds go toward employee pay and retention
The Sturtevant board decided not to take up the South Shore Fire Department’s proposal that would have increased ambulance fees by up to $150 and increased mileage charges fivefold
The South Shore Fire Department is seeking a $100 fee increase for residents and a $150 increase for non-residents, plus a $25 per mile fee
The billing of fees issued to insurance companies for medical care rendered by Vallejo firefighters was suspended until further notice after patients mistook fee notices for bills
Vallejo officials are working to better clarify that the “bills” received by patients are actually information copies showing fees to be paid by insurance carriers
The city has not adjusted its ambulance fees since 2007
The change could help the city’s fire department recover more of the costs of providing fee-related EMS services
Jamie Hardin, AMR operations manager, estimates it takes crews between 20 minutes and an hour to respond to calls to help people after they fall
The new ordinance features financial penalties of up to $20,000 for failure to meet response time requirements and a $2 million insurance bond requirement
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law extending the extra 65-cent surcharge per wired line number through 2029
The emergency service first needs to go to the villages and towns in areas that would be impacted by a levy to get consensus about the need, according to the county board chairman
The ordinance would charge First Response with fees for elevated response times, and situate the agency as being overseen by the city fire department
According to Council President Mark Haney, Smith had been asking for a 60% increase in its contract — from $14 per person to $22 per person
The lawsuit alleges that since the fees are improperly imposed, residents will “continue the undue hardship and financial burden of defending their rights against” the law firm
The costs of ambulance services have skyrocketed nearly 230% in the last 15 years
Taking a city ambulance to the hospital will go up nearly 70 percent that fire department leaders hope will help Houston keep pace with rising costs
Some of the debts were listed at $75, while other charges were several thousand dollars each
Dayton, Ohio has hired a billing and collections company that officials estimate will increase EMS fee revenue by $500,000 in the first year of service
The woman’s insurance company agreed to pay five percent of a $568,000 bill
Individuals who call four to eight times in a year would be charged a $25 fee for each emergency vehicle that responds
The plan to bill a fee plus mileage to insurance, Medicaid or Medicare could raise $26M per year
The $60 per household per year fee is for 911 ambulance service as many times as it is needed