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CS/SB 568: Coverage for Out-of-network Ground Ambulance Emergency Services

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Hooper

Coverage for Out-of-network Ground Ambulance Emergency Services; Defining the terms “ambulance service provider” and “nonparticipating ambulance service provider”; requiring certain health insurers to reimburse nonparticipating ambulance service providers at a specified rate for providing ground ambulance services; prohibiting certain cost-sharing responsibilities paid from exceeding a certain amount; requiring certain health maintenance contracts to require a health maintenance organization to reimburse out-of-network ambulance service providers at a specified rate for providing covered services, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/27/2023 Senate • Filed
    12/5/2023 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Rules
    1/4/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/09/24, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    1/11/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/12/2024 Senate • Now in Health Policy
    1/17/2024 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Health Policy

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  • CS/SB 568, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/11/2024 at 3:55 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 639 (c1) Coverage of Out-of-network Ground Ambulance Emergency Services Select Committee on Health Innovation Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.42398 Page 2 (pdf)
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act. Page 3 (pdf)
    641.31078 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 568, Original Filed Version Posted 11/27/2023 at 11:29 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 1/8/2024 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 1/11/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 639 Coverage of Out-of-network Ground Ambulance Emergency Services Select Committee on Health Innovation Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    456354 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Hooper)     		1/8/2024
    3:46 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/11/2024     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/9/2024 4:30 PM Banking and Insurance 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.42398 Page 1 (pdf)
    641.31078 Page 4 (pdf)

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