A4600 • 2026

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of $200 for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services.

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Sponsor: Murphy, Carol A.
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of $200 for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services.

What This Bill Does

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of $200 for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services.
Topic: Aging and Human Services Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-03-10 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee

Official Summary Text

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of $200 for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services.
Topic:
Aging and Human Services
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A4600

ASSEMBLY, No. 4600

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of
$200 for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act

concerning ambulance services provided under
Medicaid and supplementing Title 30 of the Revised Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� The reimbursement rate
for basic life support emergency ambulance transportation services within the
Medicaid program, established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.),
whether the services are provided in the Medicaid fee-for-service delivery
system or through a managed care delivery system, shall be no less than $200
per transport.

���� 2
.��� The Commissioner of Human Services shall adopt rules
and regulations, pursuant to the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968,
c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as may be necessary to implement the provisions of
this act.

���� 3
.��� The Commissioner of Human Services shall apply for
such State plan amendments or waivers as may be necessary to implement the
provisions of this act and secure federal financial participation for State
Medicaid expenditures under the federal Medicaid program.

���� 4
.��� This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill establishes a
minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate of $200 for basic life support emergency
ambulance transportation services.� Currently, the Medicaid reimbursement rate
for these services is $200.� In codifying the existing rate as the minimum rate
under Medicaid, the sponsor aims to ensure that
emergency ambulance transportation providers, which deliver
integral medical services for those with unplanned urgent and life-threatening
health conditions, are continued to be given the financial support necessary to
serve the community
.