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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 207
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 730
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIRED HEALTH INSURANCE
COVERAGE FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES AND REQUIRING
NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT REGARDING THE POTENTIAL COST
OF SUCH SERVICES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Modify mandatory 1
health insurance benefits for ambulance services to (A) include 2
medically necessary transportation to a covered person's place of 3
residence, and (B) require that health insurance benefits for ambulance 4
services be provided at an in-network level; (2) provide for electronic 5
notification of assignments of bills for ambulance services; and (3) 6
require an ambulance provider to notify, and obtain consent from, a 7
person before providing transportation services to the person if the 8
provider reasonably believes that such services are not emergency 9
services. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To: (1) Modify mandatory health insurance benefits for ambulance
services to (A) include medically necessary transportation to a covered
person's place of residence, and (B) require that health insurance Proposed Bill No. 207
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benefits for ambulance services be provided at an in-network level; (2)
provide for electronic notification of assignments of bills for ambulance
services; and (3) require an ambulance provider to notify, and obtain
consent from, a person before providing transportation services to the
person if the provider reasonably believes that such services are not
emergency services.