Bill Summary

HB 639 Coverage of Out-of-network Ground Ambulance Emergency Services (2024 Session)
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Sponsors
by Yeager  CS Sponsors: Select Committee on Health Innovation
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Summary
Coverage of Out-of-network Ground Ambulance Emergency Services: Requires health insurers & HMOs to reimburse out-of-network ambulance service providers at specified rates for providing emergency services; prohibits cost-sharing responsibilities paid for out-of-network ambulance service provider from exceeding those of in-network ambulance service provider for covered services; requires health insurers & HMOs to remit payment for covered services if such transportation was requested by first responder or health care professionals. Effective Date: July 1, 2024
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committees of reference
   H Select Committee on Health Innovation
   H Appropriations Committee
» H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
11/21/23
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Filed
11/30/23
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Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
11/30/23
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Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
01/31/24
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On Committee agenda - Select Committee on Health Innovation, 02/02/24, 9:00 am, 17 H
02/02/24
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Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Health Innovation; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/02/24
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/02/24
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
02/07/24
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References to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee removed; Reference to Appropriations Committee added; Remaining references: Appropriations Committee; Health & Human Services Committee
02/07/24
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Now in Appropriations Committee
02/12/24
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee, 02/14/24, 2:00 pm, 212 K
02/14/24
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Favorable by Appropriations Committee; 27 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/14/24
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
03/08/24
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Died in Health & Human Services Committee
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bill text & filed amendments
0639
Filed on 11/21/23
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Amendment 958315
Yeager
Filed on 02/01/24
Adopted
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0639C1
Filed on 02/02/24
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
627.42398
641.31078
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