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Introduced
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
In Committee
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Crossed Over
05/15/2025
05/15/2025
Passed
05/15/2025
05/15/2025
Dead
Vetoed
05/29/2025
05/29/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
CONCERNING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROVISION OF GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
AI Summary
This bill addresses the regulation of ground ambulance service billing rates and out-of-network reimbursement in Colorado. It requires political subdivisions or ambulance services to submit their emergency ambulance service rates annually to the Division of Insurance, which will then publish these rates on a public website. The bill establishes that for out-of-network ambulance services, insurance carriers must reimburse at either the locally established rates (if submitted) or at a maximum of 325% of Medicare reimbursement rates. The legislation mandates that these rates must be reasonable, uniformly charged, and legislatively adopted. For emergency ambulance services, carriers will pay the ambulance service directly, minus any patient cost-sharing, and patients cannot be billed for additional balances beyond their required coinsurance, deductibles, or copayments. The bill also ensures that these cost-sharing payments will be applied to the patient's in-network deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. Additionally, the bill includes a fiscal appropriation of $38,149 to the Department of Regulatory Agencies for implementation, covering personnel and operating expenses. The legislation aims to provide transparency in ambulance service pricing and protect patients from unexpected high medical bills.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (55)
Mark Baisley (R)*,
Kyle Brown (D)*,
Karen McCormick (D)*,
Kyle Mullica (D)*,
Matt Soper (R)*,
Jennifer Bacon (D),
Matt Ball (D),
Carlos Barron (R),
Shannon Bird (D),
Andrew Boesenecker (D),
Jarvis Caldwell (R),
Sean Camacho (D),
Michael Carter (D),
Marc Catlin (R),
Chad Clifford (D),
Monica Duran (D),
Cecelia Espenoza (D),
Tony Exum (D),
Lisa Feret (D),
Meg Froelich (D),
Lori Garcia Sander (R),
Julie Gonzales (D),
Ryan Gonzalez (R),
Eliza Hamrick (D),
Jamie Jackson (D),
Iman Jodeh (D),
Dusty Johnson (R),
Rebecca Keltie (R),
Cathy Kipp (D),
Sheila Lieder (D),
William Lindstedt (D),
Meghan Lukens (D),
Matt Martinez (D),
Tisha Mauro (D),
Julie McCluskie (D),
Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D),
Amy Paschal (D),
Byron Pelton (R),
Rod Pelton (R),
Jacqueline Phillips (D),
Naquetta Ricks (D),
Dylan Roberts (D),
Manny Rutinel (D),
Gretchen Rydin (D),
Emily Sirota (D),
Lesley Smith (D),
Katie Stewart (D),
Tammy Story (D),
Alex Valdez (D),
Elizabeth Velasco (D),
Katie Wallace (D),
Ron Weinberg (R),
Michael Weissman (D),
Ty Winter (R),
Steven Woodrow (D),
Last Action
Governor Vetoed (on 05/29/2025)
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