Pike County approves contracts to pursue fuel-tax refunds and Medicaid ambulance recoveries, and OKs ambulance cot maintenance

Pike County commissioners approved multiple EMS-related vendor agreements and an equipment maintenance contract at their Feb. 17 meeting.

EMS Director Chris Young presented a fuel tax refund agreement with Malcon under which the contractor will pursue refunds for 2023–2025. The transcript states the fee is “50% of the refund received up to a refund of $3,000 per QUARTER or a maximum of $1,500/quarter,” and the county does not pay upfront costs. The board approved the agreement by a 3-0 vote.

Young also presented a Malcon contract to prepare ambulance cost reports and negotiate payment adjustments for fee-for-service Medicaid ambulance services covering 2025–2027. The agreement charges 50% of recoveries up to $19,000 with the professional service fee capped at $9,500; audit defense would be billed at $175 per hour if required. “It is the same contract as always with a new Company Name, Malcon Indiana, Inc.,” Young said. Commissioners approved the contract 3-0.

On equipment, Young introduced a five-year Stryker maintenance contract for the county’s power-load ambulance cots, including one new cot for a remount ambulance, at $17,033.99 per year through Feb. 12, 2031; the board approved that contract 3-0. Young said the EMS insurance renewal showed a small premium increase and that staff would obtain a consolidated quote for the next meeting so insurance decisions could be made then.

Each of these items was approved by unanimous vote; the meeting record contains the contract terms as summarized above.