| Last Action | to Banking & Insurance (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to emergency air ambulance services. |
| Bill Documents |
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| 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 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 01/09/15 |
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| 02/03/15 |
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| 02/06/15 |
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| 02/11/15 |
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| 02/12/15 |
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| 02/24/15 |
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| 02/25/15 |
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| 03/02/15 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| 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 |
Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:10 PM (EST)