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GA HR1509
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/24/2016
Primary Sponsor
Culver Kidd
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Ambulance Service Rates, composed of 5 House members appointed by the Speaker, with one designated as chairperson
- Directs the committee to study rates charged by land and air ambulance services in Georgia and determine whether state regulation of those rates is necessary to ensure affordability and access
- Responds to concerns that patients, particularly those transported by air ambulance, are receiving unexpectedly large medical bills while government health care programs cover less of the cost
- Limits member allowances to no more than 5 days (unless additional days are authorized), with funding from House of Representatives appropriations
- Requires the committee to file any approved report with the Clerk of the House before the abolishment date of December 1, 2016
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Ambulance Service Rates; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/26/2016
Full Bill Text
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