Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH,Utah. August
6, 2018. Kim Wilson, County Assessor, said
that ambulance costs are going up. Right now the county understands that taking
an ambulance to the nearest hospital can be very costly so although the county
is allowed to charge $1017 for the ambulance, the ambulance service currently
charges $700 plus $30 a mile which from Garden City to Logan Regional would
cost an additional $1500.
Wilson said that if they do not transport they cannot
charge. However, it is legal to charge for supplies and medication used at a
call which is not being done yet. Sheriff
Dale Stacy said that they have been called 7 or 8 times to same house to help
in an emergency situation. He said that
they are buying medication, using IV needles and medication and currently cannot
charge for that. They are pleased to respond because they know if they didn’t
respond, the person would die.
Commissioner Bill Cox noted that if there is medical
treatment, the county will have to charge to recoup the costs. “We like to help
but without reimbursement it will be a problem with funding the service.” Cox suggested that Wilson make a cost list of
what could be reimbursed and what the cost for each service should be. They need to review the costs for this year
to see what the shortfall is.
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