House Bill 171

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Last Action to Banking & Insurance (S)
Title AN ACT relating to emergency air ambulance services.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Health Mandate
Bill Request Number 467
Sponsors T. McKee, R. Benvenuti III, G. Brown Jr, C. Harris, D. Horlander, C. Howard, R. Meyer, D. Schamore
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311A to require the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services to annually obtain charges billed by all air ambulance providers licensed and operating in the state and deem the information as proprietary and not subject to the Open Records Act, KRS 61.872 to 61.884, to determine the average cost of air ambulance services in the state which shall be subject to the provisions of the Open Records Act; require the board to submit the average cost to the commissioner of the Department of Insurance; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a form to be completed by all air ambulance service providers to determine average cost of services; amend KRS 311A.190 to require any air ambulance service providers licensed and operating in the state to comply with the submission of charges requirement; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to prominently provide a notice in each contract for coverage whether the contract covers air ambulance service and, if provided, the dollar amount of coverage; require the commissioner of the Department of Insurance to review all health benefit plans for compliance with the notice requirement and to provide the average cost of all ambulance services to all health benefit plans every three years.
Index Headings of Original Version Insurance - Commissioner, provide average cost of air ambulance service to health benefit plans
Insurance - Commissioner, require review of health benefit plans for compliance with notice requirements
Insurance - Health, require notice of air ambulance coverage and cost of coverage if provided
Insurance, Health - Air ambulance coverage, require notice of and cost of coverage if provided
Occupations and Professions - Board of Emergency Medical Service, requirements concering cost of air ambulance services
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Emergency Medical Services, average cost of air ambulance services
Health Benefit Mandate - Board of Emergency Medical Service, requirements concerning cost of air ambulance services
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
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Actions

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01/09/15
  • introduced in House
02/03/15
  • to Banking & Insurance (H)
02/06/15
  • posted in committee
02/11/15
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/12/15
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17, 2015
  • taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13, 2015
02/24/15
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute
02/25/15
  • received in Senate
03/02/15
  • to Banking & Insurance (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Health Mandate
Summary Retain original provisions, except amend Section 3 to delete the reference to supplemental insurance in the notice requirement and substitute membership with an air ambulance provider.
Index Headings Insurance - Commissioner, provide average cost of air ambulance service to health benefit plans
Insurance - Commissioner, require review of health benefit plans for compliance with notice requirements
Insurance - Health, require notice of air ambulance coverage and cost of coverage if provided
Insurance, Health - Air ambulance coverage, require notice of and cost of coverage if provided
Occupations and Professions - Board of Emergency Medical Service, requirements concering cost of air ambulance services
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Emergency Medical Services, average cost of air ambulance services
Health Benefit Mandate - Board of Emergency Medical Service, requirements concerning cost of air ambulance services

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