Spencer County adopts conservative EMS billing rates after amendment

Spencer County Fiscal Court voted on May 5 to replace its proposed Progressive emergency medical services (EMS) charge schedule with the Conservative rate table presented at the meeting.

Judge Executive Scott Travis moved to amend an initial motion and adopt the Conservative schedule; the motion passed with all members voting aye except for Magistrate (Esq.) Stump, who dissented. The amendment superseded an earlier motion that had sought to accept the higher Progressive rates.

Court packet materials list the Conservative schedule adopted at the meeting, which increases multiple service fees from current levels. Examples in the packet include: ALS Emergency (Conservative $1,300), ALS Level 2 (Conservative $1,500), ALS Non‑Emergency (Conservative $1,100), BLS Emergency (Conservative $1,000), BLS Non‑Emergency (Conservative $800), and mileage (Conservative $20). The packet indicates disposables remain unchanged at $200 (ALS) and $150 (BLS). The meeting minutes note the amendment was made on the record and ordered into effect as presented.

The change was described by court members as an update to the county’s billing schedule; no additional directives about implementation timing or billing vendor changes were recorded in the minutes. The Court did not specify a delayed effective date in the meeting record.

The Court’s vote: yes — Esq. Cotton, Esq. Pharris, Esq. Eldridge and Judge Scott Travis; no — Esq. Stump. The minutes state the Court ordered the rates to be updated to the Conservative schedule as presented.