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East
Jordan EMS provides both emergent and non-emergent patient
transfers.
If
you are in need of a non-emergent medical transport of a family member
East Jordan EMS can provide that service for you.
For
more information or to schedule a patient transport please contact our
office at 231-536-7881.
For
information on rates and fees visit our rates page.
Please
read this other valuable information every patient and family member
should know.
In
most all cases emergent transfers are arranged by the hospital in which
the patient is currently admitted. A patient and /or their family
does have some input as to the transporting agency, even in an
emergency.
In
the case of a non-emergent transfer the patient and/or their family has
complete control over selection the transporting agency, providing that
the license level of the agency they request is adequate for the patient
needs and care requirements.
Most
medical transports can be covered by your insurance, Medicaid or Medicare.
Wither
it be for transport of a patient to a local rehabilitation and extended
care facility or for a long distance transport of a patient admitted and
treated at a hospital some distance away and now requires transport to a
hospital closer to home.
However
these non-emergent transports must be for "medical necessity"
before any of these agencies will consider payment for them. All patients
and/or their family members must be aware of this.
The
transporting agency must be furnished with an Order for Medical Necessity
Form. This form must state the medical reason that transport by ambulance
is required and must be signed by the patients physician. This form must
then be submitted by the transporting agency with their billing before
they can receive payment.
If
a medical necessity form is not furnished that does not mean the patient
can not be transported by ambulance. It simply means that the patient or
the family may be responsible for payment of the services
provided.
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