The Plymouth City Council members adopted the Plymouth Community Ambulance Service Ordinance at their meeting Monday night.
Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller previously stated that the rates have not been adjusted since 2008. City leaders and representatives from the city’s medical billing consultant, AccuMed Group, believe it is necessary to raise the rates and charges in order to better reflect actual costs.
As the ordinance states, refusal of transport for Basic Life Support for residents will be $150 while non-residents will be charged $200. Basic Life Support for residents will be $450 and $17 per loaded mile, Advanced Life Support will be $550 and $17 per loaded mile, and Advanced Life Support 2 will be $850 and $17 per loaded mile. Non-residents will be charged $100 more per service.
Medicare and Medicaid patients will not be charged more than what those fee schedules are for those entities.
Additionally, the ordinance states that the Plymouth Community Ambulance Service is authorized to charge other ambulance services for paramedic assist services on an ambulance run. The charge for Advanced Life Support will be $225 and Advanced Life Support 2 is $275.
The descriptions of services can be found in the ordinance can be found below.
