FL H0133

Creates the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act Account within the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund to increase Florida Medicaid reimbursement payments to air ambulance providers

Adds a $1 penalty to moving traffic violations under Chapter 316, with proceeds deposited into the new account to fund the reimbursement increases

Requires the Director of the Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support to meet with providers by September 1, 2019 to develop methodology for distributing reimbursement payments

Authorizes the Department of Health to use account funds to generate federal matching funds, with Medicaid reimbursements capped at providers' customary fees

Prohibits use of general revenue funds to offset the cost of increased reimbursement payments; effective date July 1, 2019