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This bill modifies the Ground Ambulance Service Reimbursement Allowance by removing a specific exemption for state-owned ambulance services. Currently, ambulance services owned and operated by state entities, such as hospitals under the board of curators or state departments, were exempt from paying an ambulance service reimbursement allowance tax. The proposed bill eliminates this exemption, meaning that nearly all ground ambulance services in Missouri would now be required to pay the tax for the privilege of providing ambulance services in the state. The bill maintains the existing definitions of "ambulance" and "ambulance service" from section 190.100 of Missouri Revised Statutes and defines "engaging in the business of providing ambulance services" as accepting payment for such services. This change could potentially increase tax revenue for the state by requiring state-owned ambulance services to contribute to the reimbursement allowance tax.

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