the purchase of medical supplies, paramedic training, fuel, etc. Lastly, this reimbursement is used to support city operations such as providing vital emergency services e.g. Moreover, EMS recovery is also viewed as more equitable as the citizens who actually use this service help to pay for it. Therefore, EMS revenue recovery may be viewed as a 'rebate' of private insurance and Medicare premium dollars not a form of 'double taxation' as some would say. The City of Columbus wants to take advantage of these premium charges and 're-direct' private medical insurance premium dollars and Medicare dollars back to the city. Consequently, everyone pays for EMS transports services regardless of usage. These policies contain provisions with built-in premium charges that reimburse fire departments such as the Columbus Division of Fire for transports to hospitals. Reimbursement for the expense of emergency ambulance transport is sought from a patient's Medicare, Medicaid, or commercial health insurance provider. Such programs exist in an estimated 85 percent of communities nationwide. In an effort to help fund this system, a 'third-party reimbursement' program was implemented in 2003. The costs for providing emergency medical services are expensive by nature. The Division of Fire provides one of the best Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the United States. Why does The Columbus Division of Fire charge for EMS services? 2 or email with anyĪddress: 3639 Parsons Avenue Room 113 Columbus, Ohio 43207 Report ready, please call our office first at 61 opt.

Parsons Ave., Room 113, Columbus, Ohio 43207įor Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information Or fill out the medical authorization form to 3639 Notarized medical authorization form to 3639 Parsons Ave., Room 113, Columbus, Ohio 43207 You may receive the EMS report through one of the following: Person who is obtaining report), your photo ID. You are the Next of Kin, medical authorization form,Ī copy of the Death Certificate with the Next of Kin listed (must be same Patient’s estate, medical authorization form and a copy of that document. You are the executor or administrator of the You are the patient’s Medical Power of Attorney (POA), medical authorization form and a complete copy of the POA. You are the parent/guardian of the patient who is a minor, medical authorization form along with a copy of the birth certificate or insuranceĬard that lists both the parent/guardian and the child. Yourself listed in the authorization section. You are the assigned representative, the medical authorization formwith You are the patient, in person photo ID or a notarized medical authorization form

Release this information, we must have a completed medical authorization form. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The information in a patient care report is protected under the EMS Records are considered to be private andĬonfidential. Patient, assigned representative, parent/guardian, Medical Power of Attorney,Įxecutor or administrator of the patient’s estate, and/or the Next of Kin A copy of a patient care report is only available to the

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