CT SB00253

Ambulance services must make a good faith effort to determine if a person has health insurance coverage before attempting to collect payment for services.

Ambulance services cannot collect payment (except coinsurance, copayments, or deductibles) for covered services until receiving notice from the health insurer that it declines to pay.

If a health insurer does not pay or provide notice of denial within 60 calendar days of receiving a bill, the ambulance service may attempt to collect payment from the person.

Effective October 1, 2015.