Spencer selectmen approve EMS intercept, mutual aid, and billing agreements
Spencer Board of Selectmen approves regional emergency medical services agreements and ambulance billing policies. In unanimously approved votes, the board backed seven intercept agreements establishing a flat $300 advanced life support fee and nine mutual aid agreements with neighboring
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of June 8, 2026
Spencer Board of Selectmen approves regional emergency medical services agreements and ambulance billing policies. In unanimously approved votes, the board backed seven intercept agreements establishing a flat $300 advanced life support fee and nine mutual aid agreements with neighboring municipalities including Brookfield, Charlton, East Brookfield, Leicester, North Brookfield, Paxton, Rutland, Sturbridge, and West Brookfield. The board also approved the town's Emergency Medical Fees for Services schedule, with annual adjustments tied to federal government rates, and a write-off policy for uncollectible ambulance charges and insurance reimbursement shortfalls.
Fire Chief Parsons reported difficulty recruiting a sixth full-time paramedic; the board deferred a decision on reclassifying EMS personnel to Group 4 pension status pending one year of actual cost data.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of June 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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