WV HB5255 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-16 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to establish that an emergency medical services agency may triage and transport a patient to an alternative destination in this state or treat in place if the ambulance service is coordinating the care of the patient through medical command or telehealth services and to require insurance plans to provide coverage for those services.

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Title

To require insurance companies to reimburse ambulance agencies for providing treatment in place or transportation to alternative destinations

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-16HouseTo House Judiciary
2024-02-16HouseWith amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
2024-01-29HouseTo House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
2024-01-29HouseIntroduced in House
2024-01-29HouseTo Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Judiciary
2024-01-29HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

SB533 (Similar To) 2024-04-23 - Chapter 214, Acts, Regular Session, 2024

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
164C26New CodeSee Bill Text
164C3Amended CodeCitation Text
33631New CodeSee Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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