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Washington County EMS reports strong June receipts, details DEA registration work and outlines remount and staffing plans
Summary
At the monthly board meeting Mr. Floyd reported June receipts of $127,984.97 and 219 runs, described completing the state controlled-substance registration and outlined remaining federal DEA requirements; the board discussed remount timing, a proposed 10% pay increase and a potential third 24/7 truck estimated at $489,000.
Mr. Floyd, a board member, told the Washington County EMS board that June brought $127,984.97 in receipts and 219 runs, the most the service has taken in without stipend contributions. He said the service completed the Indiana controlled-substance registration after a two-and-a-half-hour inspection and is now preparing federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) paperwork and an inspection.
He listed documents the DEA requested: a roster of employees with job titles and dates of birth, inventory and dispensing software names, the controlled-substance supplier name, photographs of storage locations, vehicle inventories and security descriptions including camera retention policies. "We passed it," he said of the state inspection, and he added the board obtained a federal waiver that avoided a $900 federal application fee; the state application cost was $100.
The board also discussed budget items tied to operations. Mr. Floyd said remount work for an ambulance is expected to cost “around 205, 210,000 dollars” when it comes due in roughly the August–September 2027 timeframe, and that adding a full-time paramedic versus an advanced EMT would cost additional salary dollars (he estimated a roughly $8,700 to $20,000 difference depending on classification). He told the board he had proposed a 10% across-the-board pay increase in the draft budget, noting this was intended to remain competitive with surrounding counties.
On the long-term fleet question, Mr. Floyd presented a planning estimate that operating a third 24/7 truck would increase total EMS expenses by about $489,000, raising a baseline budget (without a third truck) reported at $2,106,778 to approximately $2,578,846 if the third truck and associated staffing were added.
Board members asked about billing timing and revenue recognition; Mr. Floyd explained the 30–180 day Medicare/Medicaid billing cycle and said the June revenue month may reflect the first full cycle after recent price increases. The board did not take a final vote on remounts or staffing at the meeting; members directed staff to continue refining numbers and to return with more detail.
