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Delaware County approves 5% EMS transport rate increase; officials say patients won’t be billed out of pocket
Summary
The Board approved an approximate 5% increase to EMS transport billing rates as part of an annual adjustment; EMS Director Jeff Fischel told commissioners the county uses insurance billing and residents or visitors are not expected to pay out of pocket.
The Delaware County Board of Commissioners voted to confirm a roughly 5% increase in ambulance transport billing rates as part of the annual review of EMS fees.
Jeff Fischel, director of Delaware County EMS, told the board the increase follows industry guidance from the county’s billing company. "We reached out to our billing company and asked them for advice on what's the industry standard. And she said across the board, 5%," he said. Fischel stressed the county's policy is to bill insurers and not to collect from patients directly: "The resident or visitor is never expected to pay anything out of pocket, for transport treatment." The board approved Resolution 26-525 by recorded vote.
Separately, commissioners approved updated fees for EMS training courses and added a new certification to recover increased certification-body fees; Fischel described the classes covered — pediatric and newborn emergency care, trauma, cardiac life support and public CPR offerings — and said some classes are open to the public. Resolution 26-526 authorizing the training fees also passed.
