July 2002

How to Recover Ambulance Service Costs After a Disaster

By Klark Staffan

September 11th raised our awareness to future disaster threats, including biological, chemical and weapons of mass destruction. Ambulance services are an essential resource and a vital part of the emergency response system. Yet in recent months, there have been several accounts of ambulance service providers that responded with numerous resources to local and regional disasters, only to find out, after the fact, that the cost recovery process for their services, supplies and other expenses is very complex and involves all levels of government – local, state and federal – and therefore, is difficult to navigate. Your success at receiving reimbursement is based in part on your understanding of the different stages of a disaster, the powers and cap abilities of government during each stage of a disaster and the steps you should take before a disaster strikes.

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