Greenwood officials could soon charge nursing homes fees for non-emergency calls and non-emergency lift assistance.

Under a proposed ordinance before the Greenwood City Council introduced Wednesday night, the Greenwood Fire Department would charge fees for non-emergency calls, along with non-emergency lift assistance calls, at residential care facilities — skilled nursing homes and nursing facilities, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, long-term care facilities and extended-care facilities. The fees would be issued by the fire chief or his designee for each incident determined to be a non-emergency response or a non-emergency lift assist, city documents show.

For a first, second or third offense each year, the fee will $500 per non-emergency response or non-emergency lift assist.

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