House Bill 1489

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI TRIAGE, TREAT AND TRANSPORT TO ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR AN AMBULANCE SERVICE TO TREAT OR ASSESS AN ENROLLEE IN PLACE, OR TRIAGE OR TRIAGE AND TRANSPORT AN ENROLLEE TO AN ALTERATIVE DESTINATION, OR AN ENCOUNTER BETWEEN AN AMBULANCE SERVICE AND ENROLLEE THAT RESULTS WITHOUT TRANSPORT OF THE ENROLLEE UNDER THE PLAN; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COVERAGE REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO THE INITIATION OF AMBULANCE SERVICE TREATMENT AS A RESULT OF A 911 CALL THAT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE RECORDS OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE AND SUBJECT TO DEDUCTIBLES OR CO-PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAN, AND DOES NOT DIMINISH OR LIMIT BENEFITS OTHERWISE ALLOWABLE UNDER THE PLAN; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR AN AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER WHOSE OPERATORS ASSESS, TRIAGE, TREAT OR TRANSPORT AN ENROLLEE TO AN ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE MINIMUM ALLOWABLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT RATE WITH MILEAGE TO THE SCENE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MINIMUM ALLOWABLE REIMBURSEMENT RATE UNDER ANY POLICY OF ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE TO AN OUT-OF-NETWORK AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL BE RATES CONTRACTED BETWEEN AN AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER AND A COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY OR SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT OR AUTHORITY, OR OTHERWISE APPROVED OR ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE OR REGULATION ENACTED BY ANY SUCH COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY OR SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT OR AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH RATES, THE MINIMUM ALLOWABLE REIMBURSEMENT RATE SHALL BE THE GREATER OF THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWED BY MEDICARE FOR SERVICES ORIGINATING IN RURAL AREAS OR THE AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER'S BILLED CHARGES; TO PROVIDE A DATE OF REPEAL ON SUCH PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes

  Sponsor

• Senate committee amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 10

• Senate floor amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 11

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In the House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 13

1. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Insurance
2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
3. Mar 13Committee substitute adopted in the House
4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 14 – Apr 10

1. Mar 14Sent to the Senate
2. Mar 21Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
3. Mar 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
4. Apr 10Amended in the Senate
5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 10 – Apr 26

1. Apr 10Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
2. Apr 11Reconsidered in the Senate
3. Amended in the Senate
4. Passed the Senate as amended
5. Apr 12Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
6. Apr 16Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
7. Conferees named in the House: Turner, Arnold and Carpenter
8. Apr 17Conferees named in the Senate: Michel, McLendon and Whaley
9. Apr 18Conference report filed in the Senate
10. Conference report filed in the House
11. Apr 19Conference report adopted in the Senate
12. Apr 24Conference report adopted in the House
13. Apr 26Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 26 – May 2

1. Apr 26Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
2. May 2Approved by the Governor