Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill stops insurers, health plans and HMOs from refusing coverage for emergency department services, even when the provider has no contract with the carrier, and limits cost‑sharing to the same level as contracted providers. It also requires carriers to submit quarterly data on claims, grievances and adverse decisions, and directs state commissions to study bed capacity and improve acute‑to‑post‑acute transitions. The measures aim to protect patients’ access to emergency care and give policymakers better data for health‑system planning.

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Hearings

• Finance — Bill Hearing
  Finance · Mar 25, 2026
• Senate Finance Committee
  Senate Finance Committee · Mar 25, 2026
• Health — Bill Hearing
  Health · Mar 4, 2026

History

1. Apr 28, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 165
2. Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 13, 2026Returned Passed
4. Apr 10, 2026Second Reading Passed
5. Apr 10, 2026Favorable Report by Finance
6. Apr 10, 2026Favorable Adopted
7. Mar 20, 2026Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
8. Mar 19, 2026Referred Finance
9. Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed
10. Mar 17, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
11. Mar 17, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
12. Mar 16, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

The 12 most recent of 14 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D) · sponsor
• Alston
• Bagnall
• Bhandari
• Cullison
• Guzzone
• Hill
• Hutchinson
• Kaufman
• Kipke
• Lopez
• Martinez
• Rosenberg
• Ross
• S. Johnson
• Speaker
• Taveras
• White Holland
• Woorman

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