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Ambulance association resumes secured behavioral transports; county anticipates more runs
Summary
A local secured‑transport provider stopped serving Franklin County; the Ambulance Association has resumed transports, which county staff said could increase runs by about 20%. Transports are billable and destinations vary by bed availability beyond the county.
Commissioners were told July 13 that a business in Pocatello that previously provided secured transport for behavioral patients will no longer offer that service to Franklin County. The Ambulance Association has taken back responsibility for those secured transports; county staff estimated this could increase ambulance runs by roughly 20 percent.
County officials said transport destinations depend on bed availability and clinical decisions and could include facilities in Idaho Falls or Salt Lake City. Ambulance transports for behavioral patients are billed; if patients are combative, the sheriff's department will assist during transfers.
