User Guide for the Cost Data Collection Instrument

 Medications were donated or provided in‐kind   Your agency does not stock medications on its ground ambulances 

o All Other   CMS wants to know the total cost of all other medical equipment, supplies and  consumables purchased during the collection period, and not included in capital or  medications.  This includes items such as bandages, gauze, gloves, basins, oxygen, sterile  water, stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, IV supplies, etc. 

Non‐Medical Equipment & Supplies (All Other) 

 All Other  o CMS wants to know the total cost of all non‐medical supplies incurred during the collection  period, such as those related to paper, office supplies, and postage.

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