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Committee adopts ambulance assessment measure after two amendments; HB56 passes 17–4
Summary
House Health and Human Services held executive action on House Bill 56, an ambulance provider assessment bill. The committee adopted two amendments to adjust reporting and allow revenue deductions for administrative costs, and passed the bill by a roll call vote of 17–4.
House Health and Human Services moved to executive action on House Bill 56, an ambulance provider assessment measure that sponsor representatives described as requested by ambulance providers to address reimbursement shortfalls. Representative Buttry summarized the problem: “we have these ambulance services that can't afford, continue to transport with the equipment and personnel cost because they're getting a lot of the payers being government payers and those rates don't cover the cost of service.”
The committee adopted two amendments. The first…
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