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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to payment for ambulance services provided to certain insured individuals. Financial Services.
AI Summary
This bill amends Chapter 176D of the General Laws to require insurers to directly and promptly pay ambulance service providers for emergency ambulance services rendered to insured individuals, even if the provider is not under contract with the insurer. The payment rate is set at the municipally established ambulance rates, which municipalities must report annually to the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) to be included in the CHIA Transparency Initiative. Municipalities are also restricted from increasing their ambulance rates by more than the current Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark without approval from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and an Ambulance Service Advisory Council is established to advise the Secretary on any requests for rate increases exceeding the Benchmark.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (10)
Pete Capano (D),
Angelo D'Emilia (R),
Paul Feeney (D),
Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D),
Steven Howitt (R),
Joe McKenna (R),
Paul McMurtry (D),
Harold Naughton (D),
Bruce Tarr (R),
RoseLee Vincent (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5160 (on 12/01/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1054 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1054.pdf |
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