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FL H0747

Bill

Status

Passed

9/21/2020

Primary Sponsor

Health and Human Services Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Health insurers and health maintenance organizations must provide "reasonable reimbursement" to air ambulance services for covered emergency and non-emergency services, with reimbursement only reducible by copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles

  • "Reasonable reimbursement" is defined to consider direct costs of air ambulance transportation, operations of county air ambulance services in designated areas of critical state concern, and in-network reimbursement rates—but explicitly excludes billed charges

  • When an insured or subscriber pays their full copayment, coinsurance, or deductible, this constitutes accord and satisfaction releasing them from any additional claims by the insurer, air ambulance service, or any other entity

  • The act does not apply retroactively or impair existing contracts, and does not restrict air ambulance services' ability to contract for emergency and non-emergency services

  • Contains a nonseverability clause declaring that if any provision is found invalid, all provisions of the newly created sections 627.42397 and 641.514, Florida Statutes, shall be void

Legislative Description

Coverage for Air Ambulance Services

Last Action

Chapter No. 2020-177

9/21/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules2/27/2020
Health And Human Services1/29/2020
Appropriations1/23/2020
Health Market Reform Subcommittee12/16/2019

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