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 BackHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Committee Report
| Legislation: | SB 207 w/SA 1 |
| Sponsor: | Ennis |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY SERVICES. |
| Committee: | PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY |
| Number of Committee Members: | 11 |
| Date of Report: | 06/11/2014 |
| Committee Vote: | Favorable: | On Its Merits: | Unfavorable: |
| 0 | 6 | 0 |
Purpose of the Bill : This bill would implement one of the Ambulance and EMS Task Force’s recommendations to improve funding of basic life support ambulance services in Delaware by ensuring that health insurers, health service corporations, health maintenance organizations, or managed care organizations do not set their allowable charges below the costs incurred by the volunteer ambulance.
Committee Findings: The committee discussed the implications of the amendment exempting certain payers from the scope of this legislation. The bill sponsor emphasized that this bill is only one part of a legislative package intended to improve service funding and voiced confidence in the joint efforts of legislation and payers to close the funding gap.
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