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Does the County charge individuals and/or their insurance companies for Fire Rescue /EMS calls in addition to their taxes?

April 26, 2017addition charge companies County EMS individuals Insurance rescue

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Does the County charge individuals and/or their insurance companies for Fire Rescue /EMS calls in addition to their taxes?

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There is no additional cost for responding to Fire Rescue/EMS calls and/or providing service; however, Osceola County does charge patients for transport to the hospital. This cost is generally paid by the patient’s insurance, Medicare or Medicaid and brings in approximately $2.5 million annually for Osceola County. This revenue is used to offset the total Ad Valorem that must be raised to provide EMS services. Although the revenue raised from EMS billing does not cover the entire cost of providing EMS services to the community, it does provide a method of recouping costs from visitors to Osceola County who need the service but do not pay taxes to the County.