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HB3243 • 2025

Prohibits balance billing for ambulance ground transportation services in certain circumstances and creates rules for health benefit plan reimbursement of ambulance services.

Prohibits balance billing for ambulance ground transportation services in certain circumstances and creates rules for health benefit plan reimbursement of ambulance services.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Nosse, Representative Gamba,, Javadi,, Nguyen H,, Pham H,, Sosa,, Senator Patterson,
Last action
2025-08-13
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-13 House

    Chapter 614, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-07-31 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-26 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-26 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.

  6. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Second reading.

  7. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 25; Nays, 4--Bonham, Girod, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Thatcher.

  8. 2025-06-23 House

    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.

  9. 2025-06-23 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  10. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  11. 2025-06-20 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-06-19 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.

  13. 2025-06-17 House

    Work Session held.

  14. 2025-06-11 House

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-11 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  16. 2025-06-06 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.

  17. 2025-04-16 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.

  18. 2025-04-16 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.

  19. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-02-27 House

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-02-13 House

    Public Hearing cancelled.

  22. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.

  23. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

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