DE HB149

Requires insurers, health service corporations, and health maintenance organizations to pay emergency medical services reimbursements directly to volunteer fire companies and certified emergency medical services provider agencies, regardless of network status or existing contracts.

Covers payments for covered emergency medical services and supplies including basic life support and ambulance services provided by volunteer fire companies or Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission-certified emergency medical services provider agencies.

Exempts volunteer fire companies and certified emergency medical services provider agencies from balance billing limitations under Delaware Code § 3348 for emergency medical services within this section's scope.

Applies to individual health insurance policies (§ 3367) and group or blanket health insurance policies (§ 3571H) issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued on or after July 1, 2013.

Does not apply to supplemental health insurance policies that do not provide expense or reimbursement coverage for emergency medical services, basic life support, or ambulance services.