Bill > S0704

Introduced Session

An act relating to coverage for ground ambulance emergency services; creating s. 627.42398, F.S.; defining the terms “ambulance service provider” and “nonparticipating ambulance service provider”; requiring certain health insurers to reimburse nonparticipating ambulance service providers at the lowest of specified rates for providing ground ambulance services; providing that certain payments by the insured constitute an accord and satisfaction and a release of certain claims; providing that certain cost-sharing responsibilities paid for nonparticipating providers’ covered services may not exceed a certain amount; providing that ambulance service providers are considered to be providers subject to specified provisions and that certain claims are subject to those provisions; amending s. 627.6699, F.S.; requiring small employer carriers to comply with specified reimbursement provisions; creating s. 641.31078, F.S.; defining the terms “ambulance service provider” and “out-of-network ambulance service provider”; requiring certain health maintenance contracts to require a health maintenance organization to reimburse out-of-network ambulance service providers at the lowest of specified rates for providing covered ambulance services; providing that certain payments by the subscriber constitute an accord and satisfaction and a release of certain claims; providing that certain cost sharing responsibilities paid for out-of-network ambulance service providers’ covered services may not exceed such responsibilities for covered services received by subscribers; providing that an ambulance service is considered a provider and that certain claims are subject to certain provisions; providing an effective date.

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Jennifer Bradley (R)*, 

Died in Banking and Insurance (on 06/16/2025)

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