Bill Text: CT HB05438 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5438 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Payments For Ambulance Services.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-16 - Public Hearing 03/21 [HB05438 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05438-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 5438*
*February Session, 2012*		LCO No. 1924
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Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)

AN ACT CONCERNING PAYMENTS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 38a-498 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(b) (1) [Each] On and after January 1, 2012, such individual health insurance policy shall provide that any payment by such company, corporation or center for emergency ambulance services under coverage required by this section shall be paid directly to the ambulance provider rendering such service not later than sixty days after such service is provided if such provider has complied with the provisions of this subsection and has not received payment for such service from any other source.

(2) Any ambulance provider submitting a bill for direct payment pursuant to this section shall stamp the following statement on the face of each bill: "NOTICE: This bill subject to mandatory assignment pursuant to Connecticut general statutes".

(3) This subsection shall not apply to any transaction between an ambulance provider and an insurance company, hospital or medical service corporation, health care center or other entity if the parties have entered into a contract providing for direct payment.

Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 38a-525 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(b) (1) [Each] On and after January 1, 2012, such group health insurance policy shall provide that any payment by such company, corporation or center for emergency ambulance services under coverage required by this section shall be paid directly to the ambulance provider rendering such service not later than sixty days after such service is provided if such provider has complied with the provisions of this subsection and has not received payment for such service from any other source.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	38a-498(b)
Sec. 2	from passage	38a-525(b)

Statement of Purpose:

To require payments to ambulance service providers not later than sixty days after services are provided.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]