PAAW led initiative allows all Wisconsin ambulance services to use TRIP.

By Patrick Ryan, President, Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin

The Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin (PAAW) is very pleased to announce that on August 6, 2015, Governor Scott Walker signed Act 59 into law. This law allows counties and municipalities to certify private debts owed to private ambulance services operating on behalf of a county or municipality to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR). PAAW has worked diligently on this piece of legislation since 2008.

The financial stability of Wisconsin’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is vital to the health and well-being of all citizens of our state. This expansion of the Tax Refund Interception Program (TRIP) will help support the entire EMS system and will significantly enhance services’ ability to collect reimbursement for services provided. PAAW wishes to thank Representative Paul Tittle (R-Manitowoc) and Senator Shelia Harsdorf (R-River Falls) for their assistance and support of this effort. 

>> Click to read Act 59 (2015 Senate Bill 40 - TRIP) signed into law by Governor Scott Walker