Coastline Emergency Medical Services and SouthCoast Emergency Medical Services Agreed to Pay $162,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting False Claims for Emergency Ambulance Services

On December 8, 2025, Coastline Emergency Medical Services, Inc. (Coastline), Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and SouthCoast Emergency Medical Services, Inc. (SouthCoast), North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, entered into a $162,524.18 settlement agreement with OIG.  The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Coastline and SouthCoast submitted claims for emergency ambulance transportation to destinations, such as skilled nursing facilities and patient residences, that should have been billed at the lower non-emergency rate. OIG’s Office of Audit Services and Office of Counsel to the Inspector General collaborated to achieve this settlement.