2025 bills / H.B. 301
H.B. 301 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill sets a base rate for ground ambulance trips in state law and bars providers from charging more than the established rates. It also bans balance billing, so patients cannot be charged the difference, and requires insurers and workers' compensation to accept those rates; it also has an audit provision and a repeal date.
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Official description
- defines terms
- codifies a base rate for ground ambulance transports
- prohibits a ground ambulance provider from charging rates that exceed established rates
- prohibits balance billing
- requires an insurer and workers' compensation to allow for established rates
- requires the Office of the Legislative Auditor General to conduct an audit if prioritized
- creates a repeal date
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Every vote
- 11 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 13, 2025Who voted how
- 11 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 13, 2025Who voted how
- 66 yes, 0 no, 9 absentFinal House vote · Feb 21, 2025Who voted how
- 2 yes, 0 no, 5 absentSenate Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 26, 2025Who voted how
- 26 yes, 0 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 6, 2025Who voted how