Bill Text: IA SF298 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to reimbursement under the Medicaid program for ambulance services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-27 - Subcommittee reassigned: Costello, Ragan, and Segebart. S.J. 412. [SF298 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF298-Introduced.html
Senate File 298 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY DANIELSON A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to reimbursement under the Medicaid program for 2 ambulance services. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2491SS (1) 87 pf/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS ==== MEDICAID 1 2 REIMBURSEMENT. The department of human services shall adopt 1 3 administrative rules to provide a reimbursement methodology 1 4 for ambulance service providers enrolled in the Medicaid 1 5 program, under both fee=for=service and managed care plans, 1 6 that utilizes the Medicare ambulance reimbursement methodology 1 7 for ground transportation, including reimbursement for mileage 1 8 at the same rate as under the Medicare program or a comparable 1 9 private insurance rate, and that considers the rural or urban 1 10 nature of the transport. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 13 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 14 This bill directs the department of human services to adopt 1 15 rules to provide a reimbursement methodology for ambulance 1 16 service providers enrolled in the Medicaid program, under 1 17 both fee=for=service and managed care plans, that utilizes 1 18 the Medicare ambulance reimbursement methodology for ground 1 19 transportation, including reimbursement for mileage at the same 1 20 rate as under the Medicare program or a comparable private 1 21 insurance rate, and that considers the rural or urban nature 1 22 of the transport. LSB 2491SS (1) 87 pf/nh
