User Guide for the Cost Data Collection Instrument

911 Calls 

 If your organization routinely provides ground ambulance responses to 911 calls   If you provide 911 emergency services around the clock for all days of the year in most or all of your  service area 

Ambulance Types 

CMS considers ground ambulances to includes both land and water ambulances. 

 If you operate a land‐based ambulance   If you operate a water‐based ambulance.    o This would not  include vehicles used exclusively for water rescues that do not meet the  requirements to be a water ambulance in your jurisdiction.   If you operate air ambulance 

Deployment Model 

 The staff deployment model that best fits your agency: 

o Static: same # of fully staffed ambulances no matter when  o Dynamic: # varies depending on time of day/week  o Combined: fixed # during certain times, dynamic others 

Paramedic Intercepts & Joint Responses 

See Definitions & Reference Documents for how CMS separately defines these two scenarios. 

 If you provide paramedic intercept services in NY   If you provide joint responses outside of NY (also commonly referred to as paramedic intercept or ALS  intercept services)

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