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Committee hears bill to reimburse rural EMS for ‘no‑load’ runs; amendment adopted, bill laid over
Summary
The Health Finance and Policy Committee heard House File 696, a bill to create a point-based reimbursement for ambulance responses that do not result in transport. An A1 amendment was adopted and the chair laid the bill over for possible omnibus inclusion.
House File 696, a bill to distribute $3 million to ambulance services for nontransport (“no‑load”) runs, was introduced March 10 in the Minnesota House Health Finance and Policy Committee and laid over as amended for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
The bill’s author, Representative Backer, moved adoption of an A1 amendment and then presented the bill. The amendment was adopted by voice vote. Representative Backer and testimony from John Fox, interim director at Dodge Center Ambulance, framed the measure as a modest step to shore up rural volunteer services that absorb costs for calls that do not end in an ambulance transport.
John Fox told the…
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