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Council hears proposal to update EMS fees, adds treat‑no‑transport and community paramedicine provisions
Summary
Muncie introduced an ordinance to revise emergency medical services fees and billing to reflect state law changes, add a treat‑no‑transport charge and create a mobile integrated health option; introduction passed and further details will be refined before final adoption.
The Muncie Common Council on July 7 introduced Ordinance 25-25 to amend local emergency medical services (EMS) fees and collection practices in response to Indiana House Bill 1385, which changed billing rules for EMS providers statewide.
Dan Burkert, chief of the Muncie Fire Department, described the ordinance as aligning the city’s EMS billing with state changes and adding items the department cannot currently bill for, including a treat-no-transport fee and charges tied to mobile integrated health (community paramedicine) visits. Chief Burkert said the state law allows insurers to be billed at up to 400% of published Medicare rates and that the proposed schedule is a rounded representation of that 400%…
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