Unpaid EMS Bills Cost Munson FD $15K Annually
May 6, 2026 by Ann Wishart

Officials Consider State Help to Recover Unpaid EMS Fees

Munson Township Trustees are considering a resolution that would allow the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to help the Munson Township Fire Department collect unpaid emergency medical service fees from nonresidents.

Munson Township Trustees are considering a resolution that would allow the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to help the Munson Township Fire Department collect unpaid emergency medical service fees from nonresidents. Fire department officials presented the proposal at the trustees’ April 28 meeting. Currently, nonresidents transported to a medical facility receive up to three invoices from Medicount Management of Evendale, the department’s medical billing company, said MTFD Business Manager JP Szczyglowski in an April 30 phone interview. If no payment is received, the balance is written off, he said. Fire Chief Mike Vatty said the department handled 1,680 calls in 2025...