FEMA Issues Fact Sheet on Ambulance Reimbursement

In January, FEMA released a fact sheet on ambulance reimbursement for disaster response.

The fact sheet reiterates the importance for private for-profit ambulance services to enter into MOUs with state or local government entities in order to receive reimbursement, since these entities cannot receive reimbursement directly from FEMA. The fact sheet reaffirms, however, that for-profit ambulance companies can receive funds indirectly through contracts with state or local entities.

The fact sheet further states that ambulance companies can be reimbursed for the costs of activation and staging, if part of a state or regional evacuation plan.

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You may read the FEMA fact sheet in its entirety on the American Ambulance Association's website: http://www.the-aaa.org/capitol_hill/FINAL%20DAP9580.104%20Ambulance%20Fact%20Sheet%20Signed.pdf