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Subcommittee approves substitute to standardize nonemergency medical transportation disclosures
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Summary
HB1115 substitute requires VDH to publish a standardized disclosure form for nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT), exempts Medicare/Medicaid NEMT, and sets a delayed effective date of Jan. 1, 2027; reported with substitute 8–0.
A substitute for HB1115 was reported and adopted that exempts nonemergency medical transportation provided through Medicare and Medicaid from the bill, requires medical facilities that prearrange NEMT to provide a disclosure on a VDH‑established form, and directs VDH to develop and publish a standardized form meeting the bill’s requirements. The substitute also adds a delayed effective date of Jan. 1, 2027.
Delegate Navarre and the patron described weeks of negotiation with ambulance associations, EMS, hospitals and VDH to reach the compromise language; hospital and ambulance representatives said they support the substitute. The subcommittee reported HB1115 with substitute by a vote of 8–0.
