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County staff outline draft mutual‑aid ambulance agreement with Dahl Memorial; billing, statute discussed
Summary
Staff presented a draft contract to share ambulance services with Dahl Memorial (a nonprofit) and cited the enabling statute; the draft frames the arrangement as a contract for services and clarifies that each party would handle its own billing for patients.
County counsel and staff presented a draft mutual‑aid arrangement with Dahl Memorial to provide reciprocal ambulance services when either party is short of coverage. Counsel noted that interlocal agreements traditionally are between public agencies, and because Dahl Memorial is a nonprofit corporation the county framed the arrangement as a contract for services authorized under the statute discussed in the meeting.
The draft clarifies that each party would bill its own patients for ambulance services and would bear its own costs and expenses; staff agreed to add explicit language stating each party is responsible for its own billing in the contract draft. Commissioners discussed practical outcomes (billing mileage, patient insurance billing) and reaffirmed the plan to add a clause that each party bears its own costs and may bill patients/insurers for services provided.
Staff said they will revise the draft to clarify billing language and circulate it to county counsel and Dahl Memorial for review.
