Bills / H.B. 417
H.B. 417 Patient Interfacility Transportation Requirements
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would let a medically stable patient move between medical facilities by their own means, such as a rideshare, public transit, or a friend or family member, instead of by ambulance, if their doctor approves and they arrive within two hours. Under the bill, the patient would keep their bed if they arrive on time and would not have to be reevaluated before admission unless staff find it medically necessary.
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Official description
- defines terms
- requires a health care facility to allow a patient to use non-medical transportation to another health care facility under certain circumstances
- requires a health care facility to provide a notice and assist in arranging the transportation
- enacts provisions for admissions and billing for a receiving health care facility
- enacts liability protections for originating health care facilities and health care providers under certain circumstances
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Every vote
- 11 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Health and Human Services Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 12 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 71 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal House vote · Feb 17, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 23 yes, 0 no, 6 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 26, 2026Who voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 27, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 4, 2026 House Health and Human Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (44 turns) →
- Feb 17, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (15 turns) →
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate Health and Human Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (13 turns) →
- Feb 26, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (5 turns) →
- Feb 27, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (11 turns) →