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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 296

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Relating to: requiring direct reimbursement of emergency medical services under health insurance policies and plans.

Insurance — Health Medical service — Occupations

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires any health benefit plan that provides coverage for any

emergency medical services to directly reimburse an emergency medical services

provider for all emergency medical services that are provided by the emergency

medical services provider and covered by the health benefit plan.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Shankland (D) , Subeck (D)

6 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Jacobson (D) , Jacque (R) , Knodl (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R)

Full history

  1. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, Behnke, Murphy, Shankland and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Marklein, Ballweg and Nass

  2. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  3. Jul 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Knodl added as a cosponsor

  4. Aug 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1