Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments

Summary

The bill revises how Medicaid and other health plans reimburse ground ambulance providers, establishing a defined base rate that now includes medication costs and a separate mileage rate. It authorizes the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services to update the base rate each year using a medical inflation index, and requires insurers, employers and workers’ compensation carriers to pay providers directly up to those rates. The changes become effective on July 1, 2026.

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