Ambulance Billing and Collection Services

The Vendor is required to provide operates an emergency and transportation ambulance service that is licensed for Advanced (Paramedic) Life Support Services (ALS) and Basic Life Support Services (BLS).
- A summary of the collection/deposits will be provided to the Fire Chief at the end of each month.
- In the past fiscal year, this service performed approximately 3,999 medical calls. These medical calls resulted in approximately 2,886 ambulance transports.
- The billing agency must recognize that, in their dealings with the recipients of ambulance service, every effort towards a courteous handling of patients will be the rule.
- The billing agency will have made every attempt to determine if primary and/or secondary insurance exists through inquiry to recipients of the service and computer screening, prior to bills being sent to individuals, and the primary and secondary insurance carriers billed where appropriate.
- The billing cycle will consist of four (4) billing periods. The initial bill to be followed up by a bill at 30, 60, and 90 day intervals with each cycle being more aggressive than the last.