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Rural Metro to begin charging non-subscribers $600 for emergency medical responses, officials say
Summary
Rural Metro Fire Chief Jeff Devlin told Knox County commissioners the company will start billing non-subscribers a flat $600 for emergency medical responses beginning in mid-to-late April to encourage subscriptions; commissioners requested sample invoices and outreach plans.
Rural Metro Fire Chief Jeff Devlin told Knox County commissioners that the company will begin billing non-subscribers a flat $600 fee for first-responder emergency medical services starting around mid-to-late April.
“Starting either April 15 or at the end of the month, we are gonna start billing non subscribers a flat fee of $600 for that emergency medical response,” Devlin said, noting Rural Metro had not billed non-subscribers for such services since 1977. He said the change is intended to encourage people to subscribe to coverage and help offset costs as the county grows.
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