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Alton selectmen agree to remove collections language from proposed ambulance-billing policy after residents protest
Summary
Following a public hearing, the Alton Board of Selectmen agreed to remove any policy language that would send residents to collections and will return a revised ambulance-billing policy that allows standard billing but no collections. Residents and the town’s ambulance chief exchanged data on collections and insurance reimbursements.
A public hearing on Jan. 27, 2026, at the Alton Board of Selectmen’s meeting ended with the board instructing staff to remove any references to sending residents to collections from the town’s updated ambulance-billing policy.
The hearing opened with a presentation from the chief (identified in the transcript as the department chief) who said the policy had not been updated since 2017 and needs revision to align with recent state law changes affecting reimbursement rates. He described the ambulance revolving account as a fund used to offset large equipment…
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