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FL S0736

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/4/2019

Primary Sponsor

Rules

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires health insurers and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to provide "reasonable reimbursement" to air ambulance services for covered emergency and non-emergency services provided to policyholders

  • Defines "reasonable reimbursement" as considering direct costs to provide air ambulance transport, operation of county air ambulance services in designated critical state concern areas, and in-network reimbursement rates—explicitly excluding the full amount of billed charges

  • Prohibits insurers and HMOs from reducing reimbursement except by applicable copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles owed by the patient

  • Protects patients from balance billing by establishing that full payment of their copayment, coinsurance, or deductible releases them from any additional claims by the air ambulance service or insurer

  • Contains a non-severability clause stating if any provision is invalidated, the entire law becomes void, and specifies the act does not apply retroactively or impair existing contracts

Legislative Description

Coverage for Air Ambulance Services

Last Action

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 747

3/11/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules2/12/2020
Health Policy1/23/2020
Banking and Insurance11/21/2019

Full Bill Text

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