COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus Council is considering an ordinance that would charge skilled nursing facilities for non-emergency calls.
Columbus Fire and EMS Chief Sal Scarpa said some facilities are abusing emergency calls.
The ordinance, that will be voted on in two weeks, would charge the facilities $350 per non-emergency call. Currently, those calls are free. Scarpa says there up to 200 such calls a year…