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Committee adopts changes to ambulance payment rules to align reimbursement with emergency care
Summary
The House Business, Labor and Commerce Committee adopted and passed HB 269, which includes medication costs in the ambulance base rate, allows a limited annual Bureau of EMS adjustment tied to the medical CPI, and preserves prohibitions on balance billing; stakeholders including insurers and EMS chiefs supported the measure.
Representative Malloy presented House Bill 269 as a measure to "ensure Utah's ambulance providers are paid accurately and predictably for the care they already provide," saying the bill "aligns payment rules with how emergency medical care is actually delivered" and includes medication costs in the base rate.
The bill authorizes the Bureau of EMS to adjust the base rate once per year tied to the medical consumer price index to provide modest, predictable…
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