Georgia House Bill 961 regulates out-of-network ambulance insurance coverage, reimbursement rates, and consumer cost-sharing limits

• •Health insurance plans must cover emergency transport service when requested by a first responder or healthcare practitioner, or when it is a medical necessity.
• •The minimum allowable reimbursement rate for out-of-network ambulance providers is set by local contract, ordinance, or 300 percent of the Medicare reimbursement rate if no local agreement exists.
• •Payments made to an ambulance provider release the covered person from further payment responsibility other than standard copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles.
• •Out-of-network ambulance copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles cannot exceed the amounts owed for similar services provided by an in-network provider.

No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.