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Board adopts consent agenda including locally required ambulance rate schedule; commissioners explain membership protections
Summary
As part of the consent agenda the board approved a local ambulance/transport rate schedule required by state law, which county staff said enables proper Medicaid/Medicare billing and protects most residents from out-of-pocket charges if private-insurance users enroll in the providermembership plan.
The Curry County Board of Commissioners approved its consent agenda on Dec. 3, 2025, after county counsel and a commissioner explained a locally required ambulance/transport rate schedule that was included in the materials.
County counsel said the rate schedule was a requirement of recent state legislation and that without a local schedule the county's ambulance carrier would face reimbursement limits (in some cases limited to Medicare-plus percentages). Counsel stated…
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