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Senate extends 'no surprises' approach to ground ambulances, caps out-of-network billing and allows direct payments

2865573 · April 3, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 1322, amended by the Senate, bars balance billing for ground ambulances, caps out-of-network charges, provides for direct payment to ambulance providers and funds a study; the bill passed the Senate 46-1.

The Senate on April 3 passed House Bill 1322, an expansion of the state’s "no surprises" protections to ground ambulance services, by a recorded vote of 46-1.

Senator Rohrs explained the amendments retain reliable pager-based emergency communications (removing third-party vendor/cell-phone reliance in certain code language), move licensing and…

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