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Morgan Township trustees set $100 fee for sixth and subsequent EMS non-transport responses
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Summary
The Morgan Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution establishing a non-transport fee schedule: the first five EMS non-transport responses per patient per year are free; beginning with the sixth non-transport in a calendar year a $100 fee applies. The fire chief may waive fees for hardship or medical necessity.
The Morgan Township Board of Trustees on April 13 adopted a resolution establishing fees for emergency medical services, including charges for non-transport EMS responses.
The measure, read into the record and approved by the trustees, defines a “non-transport” as an EMS response where personnel evaluate a patient but do not transport them to a medical facility. Under the new schedule each patient is allowed up to five non-transport incidents per calendar year at no charge; beginning with the sixth non-transport incident in the same year a fee of $100 will be assessed.
The resolution authorizes the township to bill and collect fees directly or through a third-party billing service and instructs that billing practices comply with applicable federal and state law. It also authorizes the fire chief or a designee to waive or reduce the fees in cases of demonstrated financial hardship, medical necessity, or other extenuating circumstances.
Chief Griffith asked trustees for the resolution so the department’s billing company could have a signed, attested record consistent with federal rules. The board voted to approve the measure. The resolution cites authority under Ohio Revised Code 505.84 and will take effect at the earliest time permitted by law, with the fee schedule included in the township’s official fee schedule and subject to future amendment by resolution.
Trustees and staff said the fee schedule is intended to help sustain EMS operations and to discourage excessive use of limited emergency resources while allowing the chief discretion to waive fees for hardship.
The board did not provide a line-item estimate of projected annual revenue from the new fee at the meeting; trustees said billing and collection details will be handled through the fiscal office and any contracted billing vendor.
What happens next: the resolution will be attested by the fiscal officer and made part of the township’s fee schedule. Any changes to billing practice beyond what was described at the meeting would require a future vote by the board.
