CT SB00179

Requires the Commissioner of Public Health to establish rates for ambulance services, paramedic intercept services, and invalid coaches, with rate increases up to the Medical Care Services Consumer Price Index automatically approved

Sets specialty care transport rates at 225% of the ambulance service's base rate, and establishes rates for advanced life support assessments and mileage calculations

Mandates that individual and group health insurance policies cover medically necessary ambulance and paramedic intercept services at rates set by the Commissioner of Public Health, effective January 1, 2025

Requires insurance payments for emergency ambulance and paramedic services be paid directly to providers, with bills stamped indicating mandatory assignment under Connecticut law

Establishes rates for treatment and release of patients by EMS organizations who do not transport to emergency departments, excluding mobile integrated health care programs