Am I responsible for an ambulance bill that I didn’t authorize since I was unconscious?
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Am I responsible for an ambulance bill that I didn’t authorize since I was unconscious?
Asked on January 17, 2013 under Bankruptcy Law, Tennessee
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M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Actually, you probably will be liable for this bill. Although you provide no details, typically such a cost is referred too as an "accident reponse fee'. Typically, if a person is deemed to be in need of medical services, they are responsible for paying for the costs of any medical assistance provided to them. You were by your own admission unconscious, so clearly you were in some sort of health emergency. The fact is that if you were in an accident and taken to the hospital you would be liable for that bill as well.
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