HOUSE BILL 786

File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:

Delegates Rudolph and Poole

Entitled:

Medicaid Program - Emergency Service Transporters - Reimbursement

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to reimburse a public emergency service transporter for the cost of transporting a Medicaid Program recipient to a health care facility if the Program recipient requires the use of life support instrumentation during transport to the facility; making the Act applicable even if the Program recipient is dead on arrival at a facility; authorizing the Department to adopt specific regulations; defining a term; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Appropriations

2/5

Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m.

2/6

Hearing cancelled

Re-assigned Environmental Matters

2/19

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate D. Bruce Poole, District 2B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AMBULANCES -see also- EMERGENCIES; RESCUE SQUADS

FIRE PROTECTION

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCIES

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 1-101 , 15-101 , 15-114.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)