SB 211 prohibits ambulance service providers from billing patients directly for emergency medical services when the provider is out-of-network with the patient's insurance plan. The bill establishes that out-of-network ambulance providers must seek reimbursement from insurance plans rather than patients, protecting South Dakotans from unexpected medical bills for emergency transport services.
The reimbursement rate cap for out-of-network ambulance services was reduced from three hundred twenty-five percent to two hundred seventy-five percent of the medicare allowable rate, and a Division of Insurance rate-posting requirement was removed.
Other amendments
Senate Do Pass Amended Failed, YEAS 17, NAYS 16. S.J. 380
Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2. S.J. 17
Health and Human Services Motion to amend S.J. 17
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
Senate Prime Sponsor Changed at the Request of the Prime Sponsor S.J. 272
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 169
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Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Do Pass Amended
Health and Human Services — Do Pass Amended