Council Amends Ambulance Fees

During an October 13 work session, Deputy Fire Chief CJ Alexander presented a proposed amendment to the Town's Emergency Ambulance Service fee schedule to bring it in line with key comparison cities and rates deemed reasonable and customary in the industry. The Town's current Emergency Medical Services billing provider, Emergicon, helped in the research and creation of a proposed fee schedule amendment. 

 

At its October 27 meeting, the City Council approved the proposed fee schedule. While the amended ordinance does raise rates for Emergency Ambulance Services, it also retains the Addison Resident Zero Billing provision. This provision ensures that while residents will be charged for ambulance services through their insurance company or through Medicare or Medicaid, they will not be billed by Addison for deductibles, out-of-pocket charges, or cash fees.

 

You can watch the Council's October 13 work session discussion here and read the presentation here.