Can I Be Billed for Calling 911 to Help a Drunken Roommate Who Was Unresponsive?
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The answer will depend in part on whether you signed any documents agreeing to be responsible. Typically, the patient transported or the legal guardian of the patient, if a minor, is ultimately responsible for all billed charges. It will be a matter of subjective determination for the court whether you can be required to indemnify the patient for the emergency services for making a false report or under notions of equity and fairness. Generally, the court will examine all the circumstances and decide how a "reasonable" person would act in a similar situation.
The court will likely not be sympathetic to the former roommate if you can prove the validity of your cause for alarm and don't have a history of repeated 911 calls.
See also:
http://www.longbeach.gov/commercial/ambulance_billing.asp