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Guidelines on Responsibility for Payment of Ambulance Fees - Revised Version 1 August 2008

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People who do not hold a Pensioner Concession Card or a Health Care Card, or who are not insured against the cost of ambulance services are liable to pay the full cost of ambulance treatment and/or transport. Outlined below are the revised ambulance general user fees as of 19 January 2009.

The Ambulance Membership Subscription Scheme is offered as a cost effective way for Victorians to insure against these user fees.

*For all responses located in the former Metropolitan Ambulance Service (MAS) catchment area- the Metropolitan Fee applies
* For all responses located in the former Rural Ambulance Victoria (RAV) and Alexandra District Ambulance Service (ADAS) catchment area – the Rural Fee applies

Ambulance Fees

Item	Cost as at 19/1/2009
General User Fees
Metropolitan road fee *
Emergency road transport	$897.28
Attend no transport	$270.76
Rural road fee *
Emergency road transport
Flagfall	$893.95
Time per minute	$10.82
Distance per kilometre	$1.06
Attend no transport	$260.49
Air - Metropolitan only *
Fixed wing
First hour or part thereof (not including road component)	$825.82
Each additional minute	$13.78
Rotary wing
First hour or part thereof (not including road component)	$3,113.74
Each additional minute	$51.90

Last updated: 29 April, 2009
Contact: This web site is managed and authorised by the Ambulance Service Unit of the Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Services Division of the Victorian State Government, Department of Health, Australia

For general enquiries to the Department of Health telephone 61 3 90960000