Delaware House Bill 149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Passed on June 30 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-06-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Currently, some health insurers refuse to pay Delaware Volunteer Fire Companies and other emergency medical service ("EMS") providers directly for ambulance service and related supplies unless the Fire Company (or other EMS provider) has agreed to accept contract reimbursement rates that can be below the costs actually incurred by the Fire Companies and EMS providers in providing the service. This Act would prohibit insurers from refusing to pay the Fire Companies and other EMS providers directly, for covered ambulance and other emergency medical services, and would require direct payment of the provider regardless of whether the Fire Company or other EMS provider is under contract with the insurer, or otherwise in the insurer's network. This requirement would apply only in the case of volunteer fire companies and other EMS providers that have been certified as EMS provider agencies by the State Fire Prevention Commission. This Act also clarifies that the restriction on "balance billing" contained at 3348 of Title 18 (relating to referrals out of network) does not apply to certified volunteer fire companies and EMS service providers.

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Payment For Emergency Medical Services.

Rep. William Carson [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]
Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R]	Rep. Rebecca Walker [D]

2013-06-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-06-13 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2013-06-06 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-30	Senate	Signed by Governor
2013-06-18	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-05-16	House	Introduced in House
2013-06-13	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-13	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-13	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate
2013-06-12	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (INSURANCE) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2013-06-06	Senate	Assigned to Insurance Committee in Senate
2013-06-06	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-06	House	Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2013-06-06	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2013-06-05	House	Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2013-05-16	House	Re-Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
2013-05-16	House	Introduced in House and assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
2013-05-16	House	Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/bab25224c64a19f285257b6d0065634b?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+149/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+149/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/f18c062b41569cd585257b82007314b2?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/3a9a6175b9fad68485257b8900775c08?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/e17dd1c2c484c87585257b8e0071e48d?OpenDocument