Ambulance Subscription Provides Peace of Mind to Residents

Did you know that a single ambulance transport could cost in excess of $600! Also, most insurance companies do not cover the entire cost of ambulance services. But, as a member of the Owasso Ambulance Subscription Program, you and the members of your household would pay nothing for the emergency service, even if you do not have insurance.
The monthly ambulance subscriber fee is mandatory per city ordinance for all utility customers within the corporate limits of the city who receive water service and/or sanitary sewer service from the City of Owasso. In order to help residents of Owasso be fully prepared for medical emergencies, the City of Owasso bills each utility customer a monthly fee of $7.00 for ambulance service.
As a subscriber of this program for less than .25¢ a day, emergency ambulance transport fees provided by the Owasso Ambulance Service are covered. This fee offers citizens the peace of mind in knowing that they will have no out-of-pocket expenses when an emergency transport is required by the City of Owasso Ambulance Service and also provides coverage for anyone living in the home or who may be visiting. If you have insurance, it will be billed for you, and whatever amount is paid will be accepted as full payment with no further financial obligation.
Some citizens may not be aware that insurance companies routinely do not pay the entire amount of ambulance transportation, leaving the patient with the responsibility to pay the balance of the bill. The purpose of the ambulance subscription fee is to cover the amount not covered by your insurance carrier or Medicare.
Although, all emergency transports are fully covered, it is important to understand what qualifies as an “emergency”. An “emergency” is an unforeseen medical condition, which requires urgent and unscheduled emergency medical attention.
It is equally important to understand how a “non–emergency” transfer is defined. Non-emergency transports would be situations in which a patient is being transported for an ongoing medical problem for which he/she has an appointment to be seen at a hospital or requires transport back to his/her home or nursing residence following hospitalization for an acute medical problem.
In an effort to provide excellent emergency medical care, only emergency transports are covered by the Ambulance Subscription Program. By restricting the services to emergencies only, our Owasso Ambulance Service can be ready and available to respond without the burden of the numerous non-emergency transports that occur daily. In the event service is rendered for non-emergency transports (transports not made to the Emergency Room) the patient’s insurance carrier will be billed in full through the City of Owasso’s third party billing agency. Balances that are unpaid by insurance then become the responsibility of the patient to pay.
In the event that City of Owasso ambulances are involved in other emergencies, another agency may be called upon for an emergency transport of an Owasso subscriber. The City of Owasso has mutual aid agreements with several other ambulance services such as Mercy, Skiatook, and Collinsville. These providers also honor Owasso’s Ambulance Subscription Program.
The Owasso Emergency Ambulance Service exists to ensure that excellent emergency medical care and transport is available and provided to subscribers. It gives Owasso residents the security and peace of mind that comes from knowing that your family is protected in times of a medical emergency.