HB3243
Prohibits balance billing for ambulance ground transportation services in certain circumstances and creates rules for health benefit plan reimbursement of ambulance services.
In one sentence
Digest: Tells ambulance service providers not to balance bill some patients and makes them report local rates to DCBS.
What it does
- Digest: Tells ambulance service providers not to balance bill some patients and makes them report local rates to DCBS.
- Makes some rules about health insurance for ambulance services.
- Tells DCBS to make a new database of local rates and allows for penalties.
- Tells DCBS to submit a report.
Who it affects
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Official summary
Digest: Tells ambulance service providers not to balance bill some patients and makes them report local rates to DCBS. Makes some rules about health insurance for ambulance services. Tells DCBS to make a new database of local rates and allows for penalties. Tells DCBS to submit a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.5). Prohibits balance billing for ambulance ground transportation services in certain circumstances and creates rules for health benefit plan reimbursement of ambulance services. Requires ground ambulance services to submit established local rates to the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Establishes a database of local rates for ambulance services and allows for penalties to be imposed for violations. Requires the department to submit a report on the implementation of this Act. Relating to: Relating to billing for ground ambulance services. Current location: Chapter Number Assigned
Official activity
Bill history
- Chapter 614, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House
- Governor signed.House
- Speaker signed.House
- President signed.Senate
- Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
- Second reading.Senate
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 25; Nays, 4--Bonham, Girod, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Thatcher.Senate
- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. Ayes, 38; Nays, 5--Breese-Iverson, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Reschke; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Evans, Mannix, Pham H.House
- First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
- Second reading.House
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House
- Work Session held.House
- Work Session held.House
- Returned to Full Committee.House
- Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.House
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House
- Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House
- Work Session held.House
- Public Hearing held.House