HB3599 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

MEDICAID-EMERGENCY TRANSPORT
Last Action

3/21/2025 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Sponsors

Rep. Jackie Haas
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, subject to federal approval, a ground ambulance service provider shall be entitled to payment equal to 100% of the applicable base rate, without mileage charges, in effect at the time of service for the services provided in the following situations if a ground ambulance is dispatched and (i) Advanced Life Support (ALS) Services, Intermediate Life Support (ILS) Services, or Basic Life Support (BLS) Services are provided to a recipient but that recipient subsequently refuses transport to a hospital or (ii) the recipient is pronounced dead after the dispatch of a ground ambulance to the scene of a request for service but before a recipient is placed into a ground ambulance.
Actions

DateChamberAction
2/07/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jackie Haas
2/18/2025HouseFirst Reading
2/18/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
3/11/2025HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
3/21/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee