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Rhea County approves new mental‑health transport agreement after prior provider ceased operations in the state
Summary
The commission approved a resolution naming the county ambulance service as primary and Team Mobile Healthcare LLC as secondary provider for mental‑health patient transports, citing 24/7 availability, safety protocols and Medicare‑allowable billing for uninsured patients while the county holds a mental‑health transport grant.
Rhea County commissioners voted to authorize agreements designating the Rhea County ambulance service as the primary provider of mental‑health patient transports and Team Mobile Healthcare LLC as the secondary provider after the county's previous contractor ceased doing business in Tennessee.
Chair read a resolution describing the new arrangement and the operational and billing provisions: 24/7 availability, safety and security protocols, and billing at Medicare‑allowable rates for uninsured transports while the county is a recipient of the mental‑health transport grant. The resolution also preserves a right of first refusal for the secondary provider.
County staff and the sheriff's office were thanked for quickly negotiating the agreements after officials discovered the existing vendor would no longer provide services in the state. Commissioners approved the resolution by roll call.
The action is a formal contract authorization; commissioners did not attach additional conditions at the meeting. The agreement was presented as necessary to maintain continuity of transport services for mental‑health evaluations and secure‑facility transfers.
