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Commissioners approve ambulance bad‑debt write‑offs after discussion of collections
Summary
The board approved write‑offs for selected Treasure County ambulance receivables after staff described collection vendor performance and enterprise fund reporting; commissioners directed clearer reporting of ambulance revenue and collections.
Treasure County commissioners on Aug. 1 approved a list of ambulance accounts recommended for write‑off after an extended discussion about collection efforts and revenue reporting.
Staff described the county’s work with a collections vendor (Soulstone) and said early in the contract some accounts were not pursued aggressively; staff later began forwarding accounts to an alternate vendor (CVB), which used different methods to locate debtors and report to credit agencies. Commissioners noted that some accounts were interstate accidents and lacked complete information, complicating collection attempts.
The clerk and staff explained that ambulance billing is operated as an enterprise fund; staff said the fund overall is in positive standing, though some individual accounts were deemed uncollectable after vendor attempts. The base rate and range of fees for different services were discussed in the meeting record as context for typical billing levels; staff indicated the base charge was around $700 and other per‑service billing varied depending on oxygen, mileage and other services.
After review, the commission approved the recommended write‑offs by voice vote and instructed ambulance staff and the clerk to document the write‑offs, notify collection vendors and provide clearer monthly enterprise fund reports to the commission going forward.
All attributions and quotes are drawn from the meeting transcript and are attributed to the functional labels used by the board.
