HI HB915

Requires health care facilities to use air ambulance services contracted with a patient's health insurance carrier when transferring patients to other facilities, except in medical emergencies.

Mandates health carriers provide facilities with annual lists of contracted air ambulance services and contact information for notifications about non-contracted services.

Permits use of non-contracted air ambulance services only when the transferring physician determines the contracted service cannot arrive in a medically appropriate timeframe based on the patient's condition.

Establishes a dispute resolution process requiring mediation followed by binding arbitration if health carriers disagree with a facility's use of non-contracted services, with costs split evenly between parties.

Prohibits balance billing to patients by preventing non-contracted air ambulance services from billing patients for the difference between their charges and what the health carrier pays.