House File 977 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 977 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 941) (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 249) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the expansion of the ground emergency 1 medical transportation program. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2920HZ (1) 91 ss/ko
H.F. 977 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 249A.5 Ground emergency medical 1 transportation expansion. 2 1. The department shall employ dedicated staff for the sole 3 purpose of expanding enrollment in the ground emergency medical 4 transportation program established pursuant to 2018 Iowa Acts, 5 ch. 1054. The staff shall provide technical assistance, 6 actuary support, and Medicaid enrollment assistance to any 7 eligible ground emergency medical transportation provider 8 that seeks participation in the ground emergency medical 9 transportation program. The department shall develop the 10 ground emergency medical transportation program to ensure 11 access to emergency medical services throughout the state. 12 2. The department shall submit a report to the general 13 assembly by December 15 of each year regarding the ground 14 emergency medical transportation program, which shall 15 include information on the number of ground emergency medical 16 transportation providers enrolled in the ground emergency 17 medical transportation program, the number of ground emergency 18 medical transportation providers that the department provided 19 assistance to in the prior fiscal year, and barriers to 20 enrollment in the ground emergency medical transportation 21 program. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill relates to the ground emergency medical 26 transportation program. The bill requires the department of 27 health and human services (department) to employ dedicated 28 staff for the sole purpose of expanding enrollment in the 29 ground emergency medical transportation program. The bill 30 requires the staff to provide technical assistance, actuary 31 support, and Medicaid enrollment assistance to eligible 32 ground emergency medical transportation providers that seek 33 participation in the ground emergency medical transportation 34 program. The bill directs the department to develop the ground 35 -1- LSB 2920HZ (1) 91 ss/ko 1/ 2
H.F. 977 emergency medical transportation program to ensure access to 1 emergency medical services throughout the state. The bill 2 requires the department to submit a report to the general 3 assembly by December 15 of each year regarding the ground 4 emergency medical transportation program, which shall include 5 the number of ground emergency medical transportation providers 6 enrolled in the ground emergency medical transportation 7 program, the number of ground emergency medical transportation 8 providers that the department provided assistance to in the 9 prior fiscal year, and barriers to enrollment in the ground 10 emergency medical transportation program. 11 -2- LSB 2920HZ (1) 91 ss/ko 2/ 2