SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) – Are town EMS providers paying too much back to the state in taxes? That’s a question now in front of Vermont lawmakers. Since 2018, EMS agencies have been required to pay what’s called an ambulance agency assessment fee out of their annual revenue. Now, some departments want to see that tax repealed.
Shelburne EMS officials say they respond to more than 1,600 calls for service every year. On each one of those calls where a person is transported to the hospital, insurance companies reimburse the department for service. But a portion of that revenue is paid back to the state.
“When we aggregate the figures, we’re looking at over $100,000 over the last six years,” said Shelburne Rescue Chief Andrew Kehl…