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EMS director outlines possible federal/state ambulance funding, insurer reimbursement changes and asks for staffing increases
Summary
Robertson County EMS Director Brent N. Dyer told commissioners the county may qualify for up to $300,000 in state-distributed rural-ambulance funds tied to a larger federal package, described proposed state insurer-payment reforms and requested three full-time paramedic positions to improve daily staffing.
Brent N. Dyer, director of Robertson County EMS, briefed the commission on March 23 about pending state and federal measures that could affect ambulance procurement and reimbursement and described staffing and budget requests he plans to bring to the EMS Committee.
Dyer said federal rural-healthcare funding included in an omnibus proposal could result in a Tennessee allocation that would allow counties to receive up to $300,000 "per County that qualifies" to go toward purchase of an ambulance. He told commissioners Robertson County is expected to qualify and noted the department already has one ambulance on order for the FY 2026-27 plan; the transcripted cost figure in the packet is unclear and…
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