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Sharon Fire Department seeks permission to begin ambulance billing
Summary
At a Jan. 28, 2025 Department of Public Health hearing, Sharon Fire Department representative Thalia McMillan testified the department is applying to bill for patient transports, citing a drop in volunteers and rising operating costs; the record was closed and a written decision will be issued.
Thalia McMillan, who testified on behalf of the Sharon Fire Department, told a Department of Public Health hearing on Jan. 28, 2025, that the department has applied for authority to bill for ambulance transports to hospital locations (docket 24-026).
The application, McMillan said, responds to two main pressures: a decline in volunteer staffing and higher operating costs tied to paid personnel and supplies. “We would like to apply to begin billing for services provided,” McMillan said during her testimony.
If approved, the change would permit Sharon Fire Department to bill for transports of…
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