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Committee adds $300 paramedic-intercept fee to municipal code to bill when CFD paramedics ride on non-CFD ambulances
Summary
Bill 80-69 was adopted to add a definition of "paramedic intercept" and a $300 fee to the ambulance-service schedule; staff said the fee may be billed to patients or through mutual-aid agreements but did not provide a revenue estimate in the meeting.
The Finance Committee on March 16 adopted Bill 80-69 to add a definition for "paramedic intercept" to the municipal code and to set a $300 fee when Charleston Fire Department paramedics provide advanced life support to patients aboard non-CFD ambulances.
Staff explained the change is intended for instances when another agency'for example a county…
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