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Council approves emergency‑transfer agreement with Axiom Healthcare and routine public‑safety payments
Summary
The council approved a one‑year emergency patient transfer agreement between Axiom Healthcare and the West Frankfort Fire Department, and authorized routine payments including police training ammunition and EMS billing fees.
The West Frankfort City Council unanimously approved a one‑year emergency patient transfer agreement between Axiom Healthcare of West Frankfort (a nursing home) and the West Frankfort Fire Department during its June 9 meeting.
City attorney John reviewed the agreement, saying it mirrors standard hospital transfer arrangements, includes HIPAA privacy protections and contains a termination clause allowing either party to end the agreement with 30 days’ notice; he said he saw no city liability concerns. Council members noted that in past practice a fire chief had signed similar agreements without bringing them to the council and that putting the agreement on the record is appropriate given the city currently has no fire chief.
The council also approved a set of routine public‑safety vendor payments presented during the meeting: an invoice to Field USA for $5,450 for firearm training ammunition for the police department; an EMS billing service fee to EMS Acummed Group for $4,269.30; and a yearly recordkeeping‑software invoice to ESO Solutions, Inc. for $5,493. The GMT cost‑report renewal with Public Consulting Group was approved to ensure maximum ambulance reimbursement for Medicaid and Medicare patients.
All motions were moved, seconded and approved by unanimous roll call. Staff will process the vendor payments and continue required reporting for reimbursement programs.
