HB 3243
Prohibits balance billing for ambulance ground transportation services in certain circumstances and creates rules for health benefit plan reimbursement of ambulance services.
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.
Sponsors
Rep Nosse
Last Action
Chapter 614, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
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Effective Date
Jan 1, 2026
Legislative Timeline
House: Chapter 614, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
House: Governor signed.
Senate: President signed.
House: Speaker signed.
Senate: Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
Senate: Second reading.
Senate: Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
Senate: Referred to Ways and Means.
Senate: First reading. Referred to President's desk.
House: Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
House: Second reading.
House: Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
House: Work Session held.
House: Returned to Full Committee.
House: Work Session held.
House: Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
House: Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
House: Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
House: Work Session held.
House: Public Hearing held.
Story Thread
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